§ Sir J. Hobhouse, seeing the hon. Member the Secretary to the Board of Control in his place, would ask him whether in the additional communication with India by a steam-vessel on the 20th of each month, which he was very glad to see, it was intended to include Bombay; and, if not, whether it was intended to have a monthly Overland Mail to Bombay as well as to the Presidencies of Calcutta and Madras.
§ Mr. E. TennentThere was now a monthly communication between this country and the Presidencies of Calcutta and Madras, in addition to the usual monthly Overland Mail. With respect to the question as to an additional communication with Bombay, the Government did not consider that port of sufficient importance to alter the present system respecting it. At all 827 events, no step had yet been taken with a view to that object.