COLONIAL TRUST I, 497J, 1997-04-30

COLONIAL TRUST I
497J, 1997-04-30

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[LOGO]   Colonial Management Associates, Inc.
	 One Financial Center
         Boston, Massachusetts 02111-2621





April 30, 1997

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: Colonial Trust I (the "Trust")
    Colonial Income Fund (the "Fund")
    File Nos. 811-2214 & 2-41251

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended,  please accept this letter as  certification  that the  Prospectus  and
Statement  of  Additional  Information  for the Fund does not  differ  from that
contained in  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 42 (the  "Amendment") to the Trust's
Registration  Statement on Form N-1A. The Amendment was filed  electronically on
April 22, 1997.

Very truly yours,

COLONIAL INCOME FUND



By:_________________________________
  Ellen Harrington
  Assistant Secretary


Enclosures

cc:  N. Antoun
     B. Leveille
     J. Loder
     P. MacDougall
     D. Sullivan
     M. Telman
     R. Stevens
     E. Edson

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