VIA EDGAR
February 1, 1995
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
RE: Putnam California Tax Exempt Income Trust (Reg. No. 2-81011)
(811-3630) (the "Trust").
Putnam California Tax Exempt Money Market Fund (Reg. No.
33-17211) (811-5333) (the "Fund").
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Trust and the Fund hereby certify that the form of
prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would
have been filed on behalf of the Fund pursuant to Rule 497(c)
upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 and 10
to the Funds' Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the
"Amendment") would not have differed from that contained in the
Amendment, which is the most recent amendment to such
Registration Statement and was filed electronically on Janaury
31, 1995.
Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be
directed to Karl W. Saur at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 1698.
Very truly yours,
Putnam California Tax Exempt Income
Trust
Putnam California Tax Exempt Money
Market Fund
/s/ Gordon H. Silver
By: ----------------------------------
Gordon H. Silver
Vice President
cc: Bryan Chegwidden, Esq.
