SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
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In the Matter of :
EASTERN EDISON COMPANY :
Brockton, Massachusetts :
BLACKSTONE VALLEY ELECTRIC COMPANY :
Lincoln, Rhode Island :
NEWPORT ELECTRIC CORPORATION :
Middletown, Rhode Island : Certificate of Notification
EUA SERVICE CORPORATION : Pursuant to Rule 24
Boston, Massachusetts :
EUA OCEAN STATE CORPORATION :
Boston, Massachusetts :
MONTAUP ELECTRIC COMPANY :
Boston, Massachusetts :
(70-8287) :
(Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935):
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Eastern Edison Company ("Eastern Edison"), Blackstone Valley
Electric Company ("Blackstone"), Newport Electric Corporation
("Newport"), EUA Service Corporation ("Service"), EUA Ocean State
Corporation ("Ocean State") and Montaup Electric Company ("Montaup"),
subsidiaries of Eastern Utilities Associates ("EUA"), a registered
holding company, in accordance with the Orders of the Securities and
Exchange Commission entered in the above matter on December 21, 1993
hereby certify pursuant to Rule 24 that they have issued and sold short
term notes to banks as follows:
EASTERN EDISON COMPANY
Shawmut Bank, N.A.
Week Ending Total Borrowings Range of Rates
12/10/95 4,513,000 6.0000 - 6.1875
12/17/95 5,553,000 5.9375 - 6.2500
12/24/95 5,553,000 5.8750 - 6.0000
12/31/95 4,158,000 5.6875 - 6.2750
BLACKSTONE VALLEY ELECTRIC COMPANY
Shawmut Bank, N.A.
Week Ending Total Borrowings Range of Rates
12/10/95 2,419,000 6.0000 - 6.1875
12/17/95 1,944,000 5.9375 - 6.2500
12/24/95 1,944,000 5.8750 - 6.0000
12/31/95 1,259,000 5.6875 - 6.2750
NEWPORT ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Shawmut Bank, N.A.
Week Ending Total Borrowings Range of Rates
12/10/95 1,519,000 6.0000 - 6.1875
12/17/95 1,424,000 5.9375 - 6.2500
12/24/95 1,469,000 5.8750 - 6.0000
12/31/95 1,344,000 5.6875 - 6.2750
EUA SERVICE CORPORATION
Shawmut Bank, N.A.
Week Ending Total Borrowings Range of Rates
12/03/95 351,000 6.0625
MONTAUP ELECTRIC COMPANY
Shawmut Bank, N.A.
Week Ending Total Borrowings Range of Rates
11/05/95 3,365,000 6.0000
11/19/95 905,000 6.0000 - 6.1875
Week Ending Total Borrowings Range of Rates
12/03/95 9,325,000 6.0625
12/10/95 2,680,000 6.0000 - 6.1875
12/17/95 6,475,000 5.9375 - 6.2500
12/24/95 1,705,000 5.8750 - 6.0000
Bank of New York
Week Ending Total Borrowings Range of Rates
12/17/95 2,000,000 6.2200
12/24/95 2,000,000 5.7900 - 5.9700
The foregoing borrowings were steps in the consummation of a
series of transactions during the period ending December 31, 1995 in
accordance with the terms and conditions of and for the purposes
represented by, the joint application-declaration, as amended, as filed
in said matter and the Orders with respect hereto.
EASTERN EDISON COMPANY
BLACKSTONE VALLEY ELECTRIC COMPANY
NEWPORT ELECTRIC CORPORATION
EUA SERVICE CORPORATION
EUA OCEAN STATE CORPORATION
MONTAUP ELECTRIC COMPANY
By: Clifford J. Hebert, Jr.
Treasurer
date: January 4, 1996