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1859.

FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT

OF

THE GOVERNMENT,

PRESENTED

TO THE BOARD AT THE ANNUAL MEETING,

ON THE 20TH JANUARY, 1859.

BY LORENZO SABINE, SECRETARY.

BOSTON:

PRESS OF T. R. MARVIN & SON, 42 CONGRESS STREET.
1859.

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At the present day,

Mr. Huskisson President, and champion of Free Trade,

Measures of the Board since 1845, and the reforms effected, 18

Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce, United States.

`III. TREASURER'S REPORT AND ACCOUNT, 1858,

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IV. DONATIONS IN THE YEAR 1858,

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V. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY INTO

CAUSES OF SHIPWRECK, 1858,

VI. STATEMENT OF DAMAGED MERCHANDISE IMPORT-

ED, AND OF DUTIES RECEIVED, BOSTON, FROM

1849 TO 1858,

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