- The following charges in connection with conveyance hire are chargeable to contingencies;(i)Conveyance hire in the case of the despatch of a messenger or for the sudden journey of non-gazetted officials or menials outside the ordinary course of their duty. In both cases it is necessary that the journey should be to some place in the neighbourhood of the office and that the head of the office should certify that the charge was unavoidable.(ii)Cost of season tickets for runners who have constantly to perform the same journey.(iii)Charges incurred by peons, barkandazes or other messengers for the carriage by road of dak or treasure to an officer's camp.Note.- Expenditure incurred in sending dak or treasure by rail consists mainly of railway fare for the person who accompanies the dak or treasure. The articles are allowed to be carried free of charge as baggage up to a certain limit and the expenditure is debit able to "Travelling Allowance" but when an extra amount is required to be paid for. The carriage of the articles themselves, the extra cost should be debited to Office contingencies".Limits of jurisdiction
