Protest 974195-G of John S. Doane Co.

Keefe, Judge:

This suit involves the duty levied .by the collector at Boston upon certain liquors claimed to have been lost through breakage in transit from a foreign port to the port of destination in the United States.

From an examination of the invoice and entry papers and a copy of a bill of lading admitted in evidence we find that the merchandise was landed at the port of New York and shipped to Boston, an immediate transportation entry having been made upon unlading from the vessel at New York. The port of destination, according to the bill of lading, was Boston, the steamship company…