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BOSTON BOARD OF TRADE.

1858.

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FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT

OF

THE GOVERNMENT,

PRESENTED

TO THE BOARD AT THE ANNUAL MEETING,

ON THE 20TH JANUARY, 1858.

BY LORENZO SABINE, SECRETARY.

BOSTON:

PRESS OF GEO. C. RAND AND AVERY,

No. 3 CORNHILL.

1858.

CONTENTS.

PAGE

China,

I. FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT,

Exploration of the La Plata,

Navigation, revenue and collection laws of the United States,

Rates of storage in government warehouses,

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Canal to connect the St. Lawrence and Lake Champlain,

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sidency, and his response,

Vote of thanks to James M. Beebe, Esq., on retiring from the Pre-

Vote of thanks to Isaac C. Bates, Esq., the retiring Secretary,

II. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON INQUIRY INTO

CAUSES OF SHIPWRECK,