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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 14, 1995
1933 Act Registration No. 2-98558
1940 Act Registration No. 811-4333
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1933 ( X )
Pre-Effective Amendment No. ( )
Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 ( X )
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 ( X )
Amendment No. 19
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Mitchell Hutchins/Kidder, Peabody Government Income Fund, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, N.Y. 10019
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 713-2000
Dianne E. O'Donnell
Mitchell Hutchins Asset Management Inc.
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
(Name and address of agent for service)
Copies to:
John E. Baumgardner, Jr., Esq.
Sullivan & Cromwell
125 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004
Telephone (212) 558-4000
It will be proposed that this filing will become effective:
X Immediately upon filing pursuant to Rule 485(b)
__ On ___________ pursuant to Rule 485(b)
__ 60 days after filing pursuant to Rule 485(a)(i)
__ On ___________ pursuant to Rule 485(a)(i)
__ 75 days after filing pursuant to Rule 485(a)(ii)
__ On ___________ pursuant to Rule 485(a)(ii)
Registrant has filed a declaration pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 registering an indefinite number of shares. A Rule 24f-2
notice for the period ended October 20, 1995 was filed by Registrant on December
11, 1995.
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Pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) and (b)(3) of Rule 24f-2, Registrant hereby
terminates its current effective declaration.
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Mitchell Hutchins/Kidder, Peabody Government Income Fund, Inc.
The purpose of this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration
Statement for Mitchell Hutchins/Kidder, Peabody Government Income Fund, Inc.
(the 'Fund') is to terminate the Fund's Rule 24f-2 declaration pursuant to the
requirements of Rule 24f-2(b)(3). Accordingly, language regarding such
termination is provided on the facing sheet of this document as required by Rule
24f-2(a)(2).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant, Mitchell Hutchins/Kidder,
Peabody Government Income Fund, Inc., certifies that it meets all of the
requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to its
Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933
and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and State of
New York, on the 13th day of December, 1995.
Mitchell Hutchins/Kidder, Peabody Government
Income Fund, Inc.
Dianne E. O'Donnell
By:_______________________________________
Dianne E. O'Donnell
Vice President & Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post-Effective Amendment has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:
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Signature Title Date
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Margo N. Alexander
_____________________________ President December 13, 1995
Margo N. Alexander* (Chief Executive Officer)
David Beaubien
_____________________________ Director December 13, 1995
David Beaubien**
William W. Hewitt, Jr.
_____________________________ Director December 13, 1995
William W. Hewitt, Jr.**
Thomas R. Jordan
_____________________________ Director December 13, 1995
Thomas R. Jordan**
Carl W. Schafer
_____________________________ Director December 13, 1995
Carl W. Schafer**
Julian F. Sluyters
_____________________________ Vice President and Treasurer December 13, 1995
Julian F. Sluyters (Chief Financial and Accounting
Officer)
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* Signature affixed by Dianne E. O'Donnell pursuant to power of attorney
dated July 21, 1995 and incorporated by reference from Post-Effective
Amendment No. 14 to the registration statement of Mitchell Hutchins/Kidder,
Peabody Government Money Fund, Inc., SEC File No. 2-81760, filed July 31,
1995.
** Signature affixed by Dianne E. O'Donnell pursuant to power of attorney
dated March 8, 1995 and incorporated by reference from Post-Effective
Amendment No. 16 to the registration statement of Mitchell Hutchins/Kidder,
Peabody Equity Income Fund, Inc., SEC File No. 2-98557, filed May 23, 1995.
