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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                            






                                  SCHEDULE 13G





                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 4)*


                           Commercial Bankshares Inc.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)
                                  Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)
                                    201607108
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 1998
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of the Statement)

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:


                 [ X ]     Rule 13d-1(b)

                 [   ]     Rule 13d-1(c)

                 [   ]     Rule 13d-1(d)



The  remainder  of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).







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                  <S>                                      <C>                                     <C> 
- -----------------------------------------                                        --------------------------------------
CUSIP No.   201607108                                      13G                   Page  2  of  10  Pages
- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
           I.R.S. No. 04-1414660

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                      (a)  |_|
                                                                                  (b)  |_|
           N/A

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    3      SEC USE ONLY

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Commonwealth of Massachusetts

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       5     SOLE VOTING POWER
    Number of
      Shares                 -0-

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Beneficially        6     SHARED VOTING POWER
     Owned by
       Each                  -0-

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Reporting          7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      Person
       With                  -0-

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                             -0-

                    
- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           None, except through its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock Advisers, Inc.

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

           N/A

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           See line 9, above.

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           IC, IA, HC

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
                               PAGE 2 OF 10 PAGES


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- -----------------------------------------                                        --------------------------------------
CUSIP No.   201607108                                      13G                   Page  3  of  10  Pages
- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           John Hancock Subsidiaries, Inc.
           I.R.S. No. 04-2687223

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                      (a)  |_|
                                                                                  (b)  |_|
           N/A

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    3      SEC USE ONLY

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Delaware

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       5     SOLE VOTING POWER
    Number of
      Shares                 -0-

                     -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Beneficially        6     SHARED VOTING POWER
     Owned by
       Each                  -0-

                     -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Reporting          7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      Person
       With                  -0-

                     -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                             -0-

                    
- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           None, except through its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock Advisers, Inc.

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

           N/A

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           See line 9, above.

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           HC

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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- -----------------------------------------                                        --------------------------------------
CUSIP No.   201607108                                      13G                   Page  4  of  10  Pages
- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           The Berkeley Financial Group, Inc.
           I.R.S. No. 04-3145626

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                      (a)  |_|
                                                                                  (b)  |_|
           N/A

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    3      SEC USE ONLY

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Delaware

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       5     SOLE VOTING POWER
    Number of
      Shares                 -0-

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Beneficially        6     SHARED VOTING POWER
     Owned by
       Each                  -0-

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Reporting          7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      Person
       With                  -0-

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                             -0-

                    
- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           None, except through its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock Advisers, Inc.

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

           N/A

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           See line 9, above.

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           HC

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
                               PAGE 4 OF 10 PAGES


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- -----------------------------------------                                        --------------------------------------
CUSIP No.   201607108                                      13G                   Page  5  of  10  Pages
- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           John Hancock Advisers, Inc.
           I.R.S. No. 04-2441573

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                      (a)  |_|
                                                                                  (b)  |_|
           N/A

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    3      SEC USE ONLY

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Delaware

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       5     SOLE VOTING POWER
    Number of
      Shares                 257,597

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Beneficially        6     SHARED VOTING POWER
     Owned by
       Each
                             -0-

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Reporting          7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      Person
       With                  257,597

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                             -0-

                    
- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           257,597

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

           N/A

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           7%

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           IA

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
                               PAGE 5 OF 10 PAGES
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         The original  statement  shall be signed by each person on whose behalf
the  statement is filed or his  authorized  representative.  If the statement is
signed  on behalf of a person by his  authorized  representative  other  than an
executive  officer or general  partner of the  filing  person,  evidence  of the
representative's  authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with
the  statement,  provided,  however,  that a power of attorney  for this purpose
which is already on file with the Commission may be  incorporated  by reference.
The name and any title of each person who signs the statement  shall be typed or
printed beneath his signature.

NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See ss.240.13d-7 for other
parties for whom copies are to be sent.

         Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute
                    Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)

         Item 1(a)    Name of Issuer:
                      Commercial Bankshares Inc.

         Item 1(b)    Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                      1550 SW 57th Avenue
                      Miami, FL   33144

         Item 2(a)    Name of Person Filing:
                      This filing is made on behalf of John Hancock  Mutual Life
                      Insurance   Company    ("JHMLICO"),    JHMLICO's   direct,
                      wholly-owned subsidiary,  John Hancock Subsidiaries,  Inc.
                      ("JHSI"),  JHSI's  direct,  wholly-owned  subsidiary,  The
                      Berkeley   Financial  Group,   Inc.  ("TBFG")  and  TBFG's
                      wholly-owned  subsidiary,   John  Hancock  Advisers,  Inc.
                      ("JHA").

         Item 2(b)    Address of the Principal Offices:
                      The  principal  business  offices of JHMLICO  and JHSI are
                      located at John Hancock Place,  P.O. Box 111,  Boston,  MA
                      02117. The principal  business offices of TBFG and JHA are
                      located at 101 Huntington  Avenue,  Boston,  Massachusetts
                      02199.

         Item 2(c)    Citizenship:
                      JHMLICO  was  organized  and  exist  under the laws of the
                      Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  JHSI,  TBFG and JHA were
                      organized  and  exist  under  the  laws  of the  State  of
                      Delaware.

         Item 2(d)    Title of Class of Securities:
                      Common Stock

         Item 2(e)    CUSIP Number:
                      201607108

         Item 3       If  the  Statement  is  being  filed  pursuant  to  Rule
                      13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),  check whether the person filing is
                      a:

                      JHMLICO:      (c) (X) Insurance Company as defined in
                                            ss.3(a)(19) of the Act.

                                    (e) (X) Investment Adviser registered
                                            under   ss.203  of  the   Investment
                                            Advisers Act of 1940.

                                    (g) (X) Parent Holding Company, in
                                            accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)
                                            (ii)(G).

                      JHSI:         (g) (X) Parent Holding Company, in 
                                            accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)
                                            (ii)(G).

                      TBFG:         (g) (X) Parent Holding Company, in 
                                            accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)
                                            (ii)(G).

                      JHA:          (e) (X) Investment Adviser registered under 
                                            ss.203 of the Investment Advisers 
                                            Act of 1940.

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         Item 4       Ownership:

                      (a)    Amount   Beneficially   Owned:   JHA   has   direct
                             beneficial  ownership  of 257,597  shares of Common
                             Stock. Through their parent-subsidiary relationship
                             to JHA,  JHMLICO,  JHSI  and  TBFG  have  indirect,
                             beneficial  ownership of these same shares.  25,908
                             shares are held by the Southeastern Thrift and Bank
                             Fund,  Inc.,  a closed-end  diversified  management
                             company  registered  under  ss.8 of the  Investment
                             Company Act.

                             189,574   shares  are  held  by  the  John  Hancock
                             Regional   Bank  Fund,   an  open-end   diversified
                             management  company  registered  under  ss.8 of the
                             Investment Company Act.

                             42,115 shares are held by the John Hancock Bank and
                             Thrift  Opportunity Fund, a closed-end  diversified
                             management  company  registered  under  ss.8 of the
                             Investment Company Act.

                      (b)    Percent of Class:  7%

                      (c) (i)    sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                                 JHA has  sole  power to vote or  direct  the
                                 vote of the 257,597  shares of Common  Stock
                                 under the Advisory Agreements as follows:

                                                                 Date of
                                                   Number        Advisory
           Fund Name                               of Shares     Agreement
           ---------                               ---------     ---------
  Southeastern Thrift and Bank Fund, Inc.           25,908      July 6, 1991
  John Hancock Regional Bank Fund                  189,574      July 1, 1996
  John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund     42,115      July 21, 1994

                             (ii)   shared power to vote or to direct the 
                                    vote:  -0-

                             (iii)  sole power to dispose or to direct the
                                    disposition of:
                                    JHA has sole  power to  dispose or to direct
                                    the  disposition  of the  257,597  shares of
                                    Common Stock under the  Advisory  Agreements
                                    noted in Item 4(c)(i) above.

                             (iv)   shared power to dispose or to direct the 
                                    disposition of:    -0-

         Item 5       Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
                      Not applicable.

         Item 6       Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another 
                      Person:   See Item 4.

         Item 7       Identification  and  Classification  of the  Subsidiary
                      which  Acquired  the  Security  Being  Reported  on by the
                      Parent Holding Company:
                      See Items 3 and 4 above.

         Item 8       Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
                      Not applicable.

         Item 9       Notice of Dissolution of a Group:
                      Not applicable.




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         Item 10      Certification:
                      By signing below the  undersigned  certifies  that, to the
                      best of its knowledge and belief, the securities  referred
                      to above were acquired in the ordinary  course of business
                      and were not  acquired  for the purpose of and do not have
                      the effect of changing or  influencing  the control of the
                      issuer  of  such  securities  and  were  not  acquired  in
                      connection  with or as a  participant  in any  transaction
                      having such purpose or effect.










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                                    SIGNATURE

         After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief,
each of the  undersigned  certifies  that  the  information  set  forth  in this
statement is true, complete and correct.


                                John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company

                                By:      /s/Gregory P. Winn
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                Name:    Gregory P. Winn
Dated: January 26, 1999         Title:   Vice President & Treasurer

                                John Hancock Subsidiaries, Inc.

                                By:      /s/Gregory P. Winn
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                Name:    Gregory P. Winn
Dated: January 26, 1999         Title:   Treasurer


                                The Berkeley Financial Group, Inc.

                                By:      /s/Susan S. Newton
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                Name:    Susan S. Newton
Dated: January 26, 1999         Title:   Vice President


                                John Hancock Advisers, Inc.

                                By:      /s/Susan S. Newton
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                Name:    Susan S. Newton
Dated: January 26, 1999         Title:   Vice President


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EXHIBIT A
                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

         John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, John Hancock Subsidiaries,
Inc., The Berkeley Financial Group, Inc. and John Hancock Advisers, Inc. agree
that the Schedule 13G (Amendment No. 4), to which this Agreement is attached,
relating to the Common Stock of Commercial Bankshares Inc. is filed on behalf of
each of them.


                                John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company

                                By:      /s/Gregory P. Winn
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                Name:    Gregory P. Winn
Dated: January 26, 1999         Title:   Vice President & Treasurer

                                John Hancock Subsidiaries, Inc.

                                By:      /s/Gregory P. Winn
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                Name:    Gregory P. Winn
Dated: January 26, 1999         Title:   Treasurer


                                The Berkeley Financial Group, Inc.

                                By:      /s/Susan S. Newton
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                Name:    Susan S. Newton
Dated: January 26, 1999         Title:   Vice President

                                John Hancock Advisers, Inc.

                                By:      /s/Susan S. Newton
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                Name:    Susan S. Newton
Dated: January 26, 1999         Title:   Vice President


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