MFS GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND
500 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116-3741
(617) 954-5000
May 5, 1995
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: MFS Government Limited Maturity Fund (the Fund)
File Nos. 2-96738 and 811-4253
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to 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. 14 (the Amendment) to the Funds Registration
Statement on Form N-1A. This Amendment was filed electronically on April 28,
1995.
Please call Laurie Buckley at (617) 954-5873 or (800) 343-2829, ext. 5873,
with any questions you may have.
Very truly yours,
James R. Bordewick, Jr.
Assistant Secretary
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