EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT
24 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
February 27, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: Rule 24f-2 Notice for
Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund, L.P.
1933 Act File No. 2-60210
1940 Act File no. 811-2778
In accordance with the provisions of Rule 24f-2
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, Eaton Vance
Municipal Bond Fund, L.P., hereby files its Rule 24f-2
Notice..
This Rule 24f-2 Notice is being filed for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1996 (Fiscal Year).
No shares of the Fund which have been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933 (other than pursuant to
Rule 24f-2) remained unsold at the beginning of the
Fiscal Year.
No shares of the Fund were registered during the
Fiscal Year, pursuant to Rule 24e-2.
310,886 shares of the Fund, with an aggregate sales
price of $3,132,806, were sold during the Fiscal Year in
reliance upon the Declaration of the Fund pursuant to
Rule 24f-2 which registered an indefinite amount of
securities. Attached to this Rule 24f-2 Notice, and made
part hereof, is an opinion of counsel indicating that
the securities, the registration of which the Notice
makes definite in number, were legally issued, fully
paid, and non-assessable by the Fund.
298,441 shares of the Fund, with an aggregate sales
price of $2,960,279, were issued during the Fiscal Year
in connection with the Funds dividend reinvestment plan.
For the Fiscal Year, the Fund sold an aggregate of
609,327 shares, including those issued pursuant to its
dividend reinvestment plan, with an aggregate sales price
of $6,093,085.
In accordance with subsection (c) of Rule 24f-2, no
fee is required since the excess of sales, including
dividend reinvestments, over redemptions during the
Fiscal Year were less than and were deducted from
registrants balance of definitively registered shares.
Rule 24f-2 Notice for Page 2
Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund, L.P.
1933 Act File No. 2-60210
1940 Act File no. 811-2778
Aggregate Sale Price for Shares
$3,132,806
Sold During Fiscal Year Pursuant
to Rule 24f-2
Aggregate Price of Shares Issued
During Fiscal Year In Connection
with Dividend Reinvestment Plans.
2,960,279
Aggregate Price of Shares Sold
$6,093,085
Reduced by the Difference Between
(1) Aggregate Redemption Price of
Shares Redeemed During the
Fiscal Year.
$12,922,047
and
(2) Aggregate Redemption Price of
Redeemed Shares Previously
Applied by Fund Pursuant to
Rule 24e-2(a) in Filings Made
Pursuant to Section 24(e)(1) of
Investment Company Act of 1940
$0
Equals
$ (6,828,962)
Any questions regarding the matter should by
addressed to Hadi Mezher, Eaton Vance Management, 24
Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110.
Sincerely,
Eaton Vance Management
/s/ M. Katherine Kreider
M. Katherine Kreider
Assistant Treasurer
Enclosures (Opinion of Counsel)
