MFS GOVERNMENT LIMITED MATURITY FUND /MA/, 497J, 1996-05-01

MFS GOVERNMENT LIMITED MATURITY FUND /MA/
497J, 1996-05-01

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                      MFS GOVERNMENT LIMITED MATURITY FUND
             500 BOYLSTON STREET o BOSTON o MASSACHUSETTS 02116-3741
                                 617 o 954-5000




                                            May 1, 1996




VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20549

Re:  MFS Government Limited Maturity Fund (the "Fund") (File No. 2-96738)

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 MFS Government Limited Maturity Fund does not differ
from that contained in Post-Effective  Amendment No. 16 (the "Amendment") to the
Fund's   Registration   Statement  on  Form  N-1A.   This  Amendment  was  filed
electronically on April 26, 1996.

         Please call Sharon  Julius-Doucette at (617) 954-5406 or (800) 343-2829
with any questions you may have.

                                            Very truly yours,



                                            JAMES R. BORDEWICK, JR.
                                            James R. Bordewick, Jr.
                                            Assistant Secretary

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