UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 24F-2NT
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
1. Name and Address of Issuer:
VANGUARD/WELLESLEY INCOME FUND, INC.
Vanguard Financial Center
PO Box 2600
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 19482-2600
2. The name of each series or class of securities for which this Form is
filed. (If the Form is being filed for all series and classes of
securities of the issuer, check the box but do not list series or
classes):
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811- 1776
Securities Act File Number: 2-31333
4(a) Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:
12/31/97
4(b) [ ] Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e., more than 90
calendar days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year).
(See Instruction A.2).
N/A
Note: If the Form is being filed late, interest must be paid
on the registration fee due.
4(c) [ ] Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this
Form.
N/A
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5. Calculation of registration fee
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(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during
the fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f).......................................................$1,562,518,218.
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed
or repurchased during the fiscal year..................................$1,386,341,385.
(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed
or repurchased during any prior
fiscal year ending no earlier than
October 11, 1995 that were not
previously used to reduce registration
fees payable to the Commission.........................................$181,525,814.
(iv) Total available redemption credits
[add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]....................................................................$1,567,867,199.
(v) Net sales - If Item 5(i)
is greater than Item 5(iv)
[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]............................................................Negative Number
(vi) Redemption credits available for
use in future years - If Item 5(i) is less than
Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]........................$5,348,981.
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee
[See Instruction C.9]...........................................................................x.000295
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by
Item 5(vii)](enter "0" if no fee is due)........................................................0
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6. Prepaid Shares:
If the response to Item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of
securities that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933
pursuant to rule 24e-2 as in effect before [effective date of
rescission of rule 24e-2], then report the amount of securities (number
of shares or other units) deducted here: . If there is a number of
shares or other units that were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2
fiscal years, then state that number here: .
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7. Interest due -- if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after the
end of the issuer's fiscal year (See Instruction D):
N/A
8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due
[line 5(viii) plus line 7]:
=0
9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository:
Method of Delivery:
[X] Wire Transfer
[ ] Mail or other means
SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ RAYMOND J. KLAPINSKY
Raymond J. Klapinsky, Managing Director and Secretary
Date: March 30, 1998
