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[COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM, INC. LETTERHEAD]
April 19, 1995
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
The Columbia Gas System, Inc. ("Columbia")
File No. 70-7903
Gentlemen:
In compliance with the terms and conditions of Rule 24 under the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, and the Orders of the Commission
dated September 20, 1991, June 11, 1993 and September 12, 1994 ("the Orders")
authorizing transactions, as more fully described in the Application-
Declaration, as amended (the "Application"), the undersigned hereby certifies
to the Commission that under an Amended and Restated Secured Revolving Credit
Agreement dated September 15, 1994 authorized by Order of the Commission dated
September 12, 1994, there are four letters of credit outstanding at March 31,
1995 in the aggregate amount of $13,687,191.52.
The undersigned further certifies that the above-mentioned
transactions have been carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions
of, and for the purposes represented by, the Application, as amended, filed by
Columbia with the Commission and the Orders of the Commission with respect
thereto.
Very truly yours,
THE COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM, INC.
By: /s/ L. J. BAINTER
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L. J. Bainter, Treasurer
