VIA EDGAR
February 1, 1996
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") and
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
prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information that would
have been filed on behalf of the Trust and the Fund pursuant to
Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment
No. 18 to the Trust's and 11 to the Fund's 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
January 30, 1996.
Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be
directed to at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 1698.
Very truly yours,
Putnam Fund
/s/ Gordon H. Silver
By: ----------------------------------
Gordon H. Silver
Vice President
cc: Joseph T. Turo, Esq.
