EXHIBIT 10
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ CONSENT
Merrill Lynch Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund of
Merrill Lynch Multi-State Municipal Series Trust:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to Registration Statement
No. 33-35987 of our report dated September 3, 1999
appearing in the annual report to shareholders of Merrill Lynch
Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund for the year ended
July 31, 1999, and to the reference to us under the caption
“Financial Highlights” in the Prospectus, which is a
part of such Registration Statement.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Princeton, New Jersey
September 27, 1999
