Every clearing or forwarding house or agency, commission agency, transporting agency, shipping agency, shipping out-agency or steamer agency in the State shall submit to the assessing authority of the area such return as may be prescribed of all scheduled goods cleared, forwarded, transported or shipped by it into the concerned local area and the assessing authority concerned shall have the power to call for and examine the books of accounts or other documents in the possession of such agency with a view to verify the correctness of the return submitted.