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Exhibit 10
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 11 to Registration Statement No. 33-35987 on Form N-1A of our report dated
September 5, 2000 appearing in the Annual Report of Merrill Lynch Massachusetts
Municipal Bond Fund of Merrill Lynch Multi-State Municipal Series Trust for the
year ended July 31, 2000, and to the reference to us under the caption
"Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus, which is a part of such Registration
Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Princeton, New Jersey
October 30, 2000
