UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
1. Name and address of issuer:
The California Muni Fund
90 Washington Street
New York, New York 10006
2. The name of each series or class of securities for which this
Form is filed (If the Form is being filed for all series and
classes of securities of the issuer, check the box but do not
list series or classes): [X]
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-3674
Securities Act File Number: 2-82143
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:
December 31, 1997
4(b). [ ] Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e.,
more than 90 calendar days after the end of the issuer's fiscal
year). (See Instruction A.2.) N/A
Note: If the Form is being filed late, interest must be paid
on the registration fee due.
4(c). [ ] Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be
filing this Form. N/A
5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of
securities sold during the
fiscal year pursuant to section
24(f): $257,127,783
(ii) Aggregate price of securities
redeemed or repurchased
during the fiscal year:
$260,415,184
(iii) Aggregate price of securities
redeemed or repurchased
during any prior fiscal year
ending no earlier than
October 11, 1995 that were
not previously used to reduce
registration fees payable to
the commission:
$ 1,774,770
(iv) Total available redemption
credits [add Items 5(ii) and
5(iii)]: $262,189,954
(v) Net sales - if Item 5(i)
is greater than Item 5(iv)
[subtract Item 5(iv)
from Item 5(i)]: $ 0
(vi) Redemption credits available
for use in future years
- if Item 5(i) is less than
Item 5(iv) [Subtract Item
5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:
$5,062,171
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee (See
Instruction C.9):
X 0.0295%
(viii)Registration fee due
[Multiply Item 5(v) by Item
5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee
is due):
=$ 0
6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to item 5(i) was determined by deducting an
amount of securities that were registered under the Securities
Act of 1933 pursuant to rule 24e-2 as in effect before October
11, 1997, then report the amount of securities (number of shares
or other units) deducted here: ________. If there is a number
of shares or other units that were registered pursuant to rule
24e-2 remaining unsold at the end of the fiscal year for which
this form is filed that are available for use by the issuer in
future fiscal years, then state that number here : ___________.
7. Interest due - if this Form is being filed more than 90 days
after the end of the issuer's fiscal year (see Instruction D):
+ $ N/A
8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any
interest due [line 5(viii) plus line 7]:
= $ 0
9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent
to the Commission's lockbox depository: N/A
Method of Delivery:
[ ] Wire Transfer (CIK# 0000715756)
[ ] Mail or other means
SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following persons on
behalf of the issuer and in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
By (Signature and Title) *
/s/ Vincent J. Malanga
Vincent J. Malanga, President
Date March 31, 1998
*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below
the signature.
