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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. 1)*
Citizens Utilities Trust
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title Of Class of Securities)
177351202
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement. (A fee is
not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).
*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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CUSIP NO. 177351202 13G PAGE 2 OF 7 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* Joint Filing
(a)
(b)
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 0
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SHARES BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY EACH
None
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING PERSON WITH
0
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW(9)EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0.0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
BD, CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13G
Item 1 (a) Name of Issuer:
Citizens Utilities Trust (the "Company")
Item 1 (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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High Ridge Park
P.O. Box 3801
Stamford, CT 06905
Item 2 (a) Names of Person Filing:
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Item 2 (b) Address of Principal Business Office,
or, if None, Residence:
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
World Financial Center, North Tower
250 Vesey Street
New York, New York 10281
Item 2 (c) Citizenship:
See Item 4 of Cover Pages
Item 2 (d) Title of Class of Securities:
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See Cover Page
Item 2 (e) CUSIP Number:
See Cover Page
Item 3
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated ("MLPF&S") is a
broker-dealer registered under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
Item 4 Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
See Item 9 of Cover Pages. Pursuant to ss. 240.13d-4, MLPF&S (the
"Reporting Person") disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities of
the Company referred to herein, and the filing of this Schedule 13G
shall not be construed as an admission that the Reporting Person is,
for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act, the beneficial
owner of any securities of the Company covered by this statement, other
than certain securities of the Company held in MLPF&S proprietary
accounts.
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(b) Percent of Class:
See Item 11 of Cover Pages
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
See Item 5 of Cover Pages
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
See Item 6 of Cover Pages
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
See Item 7 of Cover Pages
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
See Item 8 of Cover Pages
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
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If this statement is being filed to report the fact
that as of the date hereof the reporting person has
ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the class of securities, check the
following. / X /
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on
Behalf of Another Person.
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Not Applicable
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
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Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the
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Parent Holding Company.
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Not Applicable
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members
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of the Group.
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Not Applicable
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group.
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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 purposes or effect.
Signature.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
Date: January 25, 1999
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith Incorporated
Andrea Lowenthal
Name: Andrea Lowenthal
Title: Attorney-in-fact*
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* Signed pursuant to a power of attorney, dated November 17, 1995,
included as Exhibit B to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission by Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., et. al. on February
14, 1996 with respect to Woolworth Corporation.
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