§ 25. Sir J. D. REESasked whether the Government of India has submitted to the Secretary of State for India proposals calculated to enable the Government of India to preserve touch with the centres of commerce, of which Calcutta is the most important, and as contemplated in the Government of India letter, Home Department, No. 1243, dated Simla, 24th October, 1912, to the Bengal Chamber of Commerce; and, if so, what has been the disposal of such proposals?