Section 23
SEC. 23. The Insular Purchasing Agent shall contract with inter-island transportation lines and with railroad companies on behalf of the various civil Departments, Bureaus, and Offices for the transportation of such property and supplies as may require shipment by them to and from Manila from and to provincial points. The shipment may be made by the Insular Purchasing Agent or the proper officer of the Department, as convenience may require and according to the custody of the property to be shipped, but payment for such transportation shall be made by settlement warrant, upon certification and settlement of the account by the Auditor, said warrant being hereby made chargeable against the appropriations of the respective Departments, Bureaus, or Offices in behalf of which the expense for transportation is incurred, and each Department, Bureau, or Office shall submit for appropriation, with its regular estimates, the amounts which will probably be required for the payment of such cost of transportation. Original bills of lading shall be filed with all accounts for transportation service. The date of shipment, shipping point, destination, name of consignor and consignee, weight (or quantity), rate, kind of property, receipt of consignee with condition of property when delivered to him, and amount charged, should be shown on bill of lading or otherwise for each shipment. The kind of property and the use for which intended should be detailed sufficiently to indicate clearly the classification and rate of charge, and the appropriation chargeable with the cost of transportation. Transportation should be provided to ultimate destination on through bills of lading whenever practicable. The expense of shipments in behalf of a province shall be borne by such province and paid, as provided by law, by the provincial treasurer to the transportation companies. APPLICATION OF SECTION NINE.