COLONIAL HIGH YIELD SECURITIES FUND
COLONIAL INCOME FUND
COLONIAL STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
COLONIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND
COLONIAL ADJUSTABLE RATE
U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND
COLONIAL GROWTH SHARES FUND
THE COLONIAL FUND
COLONIAL FEDERAL SECURITIES FUND
COLONIAL GLOBAL EQUITY FUND
COLONIAL GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND
COLONIAL STRATEGIC BALANCED FUND
COLONIAL INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR GROWTH
COLONIAL GLOBAL UTILITIES FUND
COLONIAL UTILITIES FUND
COLONIAL U.S. FUND FOR GROWTH
COLONIAL SMALL STOCK FUND
COLONIAL NEWPORT TIGER FUND
COLONIAL NEWPORT JAPAN FUND
COLONIAL NEWPORT TIGER CUB FUND
During the period December 15, 1996, through April 15, 1997 (Sales
Period), unless extended by Colonial Investment Services, Inc.
(Distributor), the Distributor will pay additional commissions to
financial service firms for sales of shares to Colonial and certain
non-Colonial prototype Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). The
Distributor will pay 100% of the applicable sales charge on Class A
and Class T shares, an additional commission equal to 0.50% of the net
asset value of the Class B shares, and an additional commission of
0.15% of the net asset value of the Class D shares of the Fund, if
applicable, sold during the Sales Period. If the value of the shares
sold equals or exceeds $20,000 in the aggregate and results from a
rollover from a qualified plan or a transfer of assets from another
IRA, (i) in addition to the foregoing amounts the Distributor will pay
the financial service firm 0.50% of the net asset value of the Class
A, Class T, Class B and Class D shares sold, and (ii) Colonial
Investors Service Center, Inc., the Fund's transfer agent, will waive
the $10 annual maintenance fee for 1997 that otherwise would be
applicable to the account receiving the rollover or transfer.
IR-061D-1196 December 5, 1996
