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SIGNATURE THOMAS M. REYNOLDS
TITLE CONTROLLER
[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000830142
[NAME] ZENIX INCOME FUND
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[FISCAL-YEAR-END] MAR-31-1996
[PERIOD-END] MAR-31-1996
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[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 144,932,728
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[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 120,369,654
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 14,225,059
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 13,655,154
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[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] (33,046,817)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] (393,167)
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