<PAGE> 1
November 28, 1994
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Interim Report Under Rule 24 of the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
for the Quarter Ended September 30, 1994
The Columbia Gas System, Inc. ("CG")
Columbia LNG Corporation ("CLG")
File No. 70-8317
Gentlemen:
In accordance with the terms and conditions of Rule 24 under the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, and the Order of the Commission
dated February 25, 1994 (the "Order") authorizing transactions as more fully
described in the Application-Declaration as amended (the "Application"), the
undersigned hereby certifies that during the period from July 1, 1994 through
September 30, 1994, CG purchased 415,000 shares of stock in CLG for the
purchase price of $2,988,000.
Very truly yours,
THE COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM, INC.
By: /s/ L. J. BAINTER
------------------------------
L. J. Bainter, Treasurer
COLUMBIA LNG CORPORATION
By: /s/ J. W. GROSSMAN
------------------------------
J. W. Grossman, Treasurer