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few hours to 52°, but the mean of it throughout the year, at mid-day, 
would be 65°. During the dry season, from September to May, the 
thermometer at times reaches 78° to 80°. In the evening and morn- 
ing, it is at 60°. 
Fruits are abundant in their season : apples, pears, apricots, nec- 
tarines, plums, peaches, cherries, &c. ; figs, grapes, strawberries, 
oranges, limes, and every variety of vegetable. 
The present administration is composed of — 
General Joaquim Prieto, President : term of office, five years ; 
eligible for a second, but not a third successive term. 
Don Joaquim Torconal, Minister of Foreign Relations, and Acting 
Minister of the Hacienda, or Treasury. 
Don Ramen Cavareda, Minister of War and Marine. 
Don Mariano Egafio, Minister of the Interior and Justice. 
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. 
The President of the Supreme Court of Justice, 
The President of the High Court of Appeals, 
The Reverend Bishop of Santiago, and Apostolic Vicar, 
A General of Division, 
The Minister of the Estanco, or Government Monopolies, 
Two Ex-Ministers, 
Two Judges, and 
A Secretary of the Council. 
THE SENATE 
Consists of nineteen members, elected for five years, representing 
ten provinces. 
THE HOUSE OF DEPUTIES 
Consists of eighty-two members, elected for three years, represent- 
ing thirty-five departments. 
Foreigners require ten years' residence to obtain citizenship, it 
unmarried ; six years, if married ; three years, if married to Chi- 
lenos. 
According to present calculation, the militia force of the republic 
reaches forty-five thousand : forty battalions of infantry, eighty squad- 
rons of cavalry, and eleven companies of artillery. 
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