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MERRILL LYNCH MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL BOND FUND OF
MERRILL LYNCH MULTI-STATE MUNICIPAL SERIES TRUST
SUPPLEMENT DATED MARCH 12, 1996 TO
PROSPECTUS DATED OCTOBER 27, 1995
The third paragraph under "Management of the Trust -- Management and
Advisory Arrangements", which provides the name and biography of the
portfolio manager of the Fund, is revised as follows:
Roberto Roffo became the Portfolio Manager of the Fund in 1996. He also
became a Vice President of MLAM in 1996. He has been a Portfolio Manager of
MLAM since 1992. Prior thereto, he was employed by State Street Bank and
Trust Company from 1989 to 1992.
Code #16148-1095ALL
