<PAGE> PAGE 1
000 B000000 08/31/94
000 C000000 0000869095
000 D000000 N
000 E000000 NF
000 F000000 Y
000 G000000 N
000 H000000 N
000 I000000 3.0.a
000 J000000 U
001 A000000 PUTNAM NOMURA DIVIDEND INCOME FUND
001 B000000 811-6193
001 C000000 6172921000
002 A000000 ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE
002 B000000 BOSTON
002 C000000 MA
002 D010000 02109
003 000000 N
004 000000 N
005 000000 N
006 000000 N
007 A000000 N
007 B000000 0
007 C010100 1
007 C010200 2
007 C010300 3
007 C010400 4
007 C010500 5
007 C010600 6
007 C010700 7
007 C010800 8
007 C010900 9
007 C011000 10
008 A000001 PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC
008 B000001 A
008 C000001 801-7974
008 D010001 BOSTON
008 D020001 MA
008 D030001 02109
011 A000001 NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
011 B000001 8-15255
011 C010001 NEW YORK
011 C020001 NY
011 C030001 10038
011 A000002 SHEARSON LEHMAN BROTHERS, INC.
011 B000002 8-12324
011 C010002 NEW YORK
011 C020002 NY
011 C030002 10048
012 A000001 PUTNAM INVESTOR SERVICES
012 B000001 84-401299
012 C010001 BOSTON
<PAGE> PAGE 2
012 C020001 MA
012 C030001 02019
013 A000001 COOPERS & LYBRAND
013 B010001 BOSTON
013 B020001 MA
013 B030001 02109
014 A000001 PUTNAM MUTUAL FUNDS CORP.
014 B000001 8-5088
015 A000001 PUTNAM FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY
015 B000001 C
015 C010001 BOSTON
015 C020001 MA
015 C030001 02109
015 E010001 X
018 000000 Y
019 A000000 Y
019 B000000 79
019 C000000 PUTNAMFUND
020 A000001 NOMURA SECURITIES
020 B000001 13-2642206
020 C000001 28
020 A000002 BEAR STEARNS
020 B000002 13-4946705
020 C000002 2
020 A000003 GRUNTAL & CO.
020 B000003 13-3179859
020 C000003 1
020 A000004 KENNE SECURITIES CO., INC.
020 B000004 13-3038090
020 C000004 1
020 C000005 0
020 C000006 0
020 C000007 0
020 C000008 0
020 C000009 0
020 C000010 0
021 000000 32
022 A000001 SHEARSON LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.
022 B000001 13-2518466
022 C000001 460600
022 D000001 5905
022 A000002 KIDDER PEABODY
022 B000002 13-5650440
022 C000002 348114
022 D000002 0
022 A000003 NOMURA SECURITIES
022 B000003 13-2642206
022 C000003 74141
022 D000003 5270
022 A000004 MORGAN, JP SECURITIES
022 B000004 13-2655998
<PAGE> PAGE 3
022 C000004 137176
022 D000004 0
022 A000005 GOLDMAN SACHS
022 B000005 13-5108880
022 C000005 48487
022 D000005 3910
022 A000006 MERRILL LYNCH
022 B000006 13-5674085
022 C000006 13071
022 D000006 3815
022 A000007 PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES
022 B000007 22-2347336
022 C000007 51085
022 D000007 1376
022 A000008 SALOMN BROTHERS INC.
022 B000008 13-3082694
022 C000008 4793
022 D000008 660
022 A000009 ROBERT BAIRD
022 B000009 39-6037917
022 C000009 3866
022 D000009 0
022 A000010 DAIN BOSWORTH INCORPORATED
022 B000010 41-0212020
022 C000010 2074
022 D000010 1661
023 C000000 1143407
023 D000000 22597
024 000000 N
026 A000000 Y
026 B000000 Y
026 C000000 Y
026 D000000 Y
026 E000000 N
026 F000000 N
026 G010000 Y
026 G020000 Y
026 H000000 N
027 000000 N
028 A010000 0
028 A020000 0
028 A030000 0
028 A040000 0
028 B010000 0
028 B020000 0
028 B030000 0
028 B040000 0
028 C010000 0
028 C020000 0
028 C030000 0
028 C040000 0
<PAGE> PAGE 4
028 D010000 0
028 D020000 0
028 D030000 0
028 D040000 0
028 E010000 0
028 E020000 0
028 E030000 0
028 E040000 0
028 F010000 0
028 F020000 0
028 F030000 0
028 F040000 0
028 G010000 0
028 G020000 0
028 G030000 0
028 G040000 0
028 H000000 0
030 A000000 0
030 B000000 0.00
030 C000000 0.00
031 A000000 0
031 B000000 0
032 000000 0
033 000000 0
035 000000 0
036 B000000 0
038 000000 0
042 A000000 0
042 B000000 0
042 C000000 0
042 D000000 0
042 E000000 0
042 F000000 0
042 G000000 0
042 H000000 0
043 000000 0
044 000000 0
045 000000 Y
046 000000 N
047 000000 Y
048 000000 0.640
048 A010000 0
048 A020000 0.000
048 B010000 0
048 B020000 0.000
048 C010000 0
048 C020000 0.000
048 D010000 0
048 D020000 0.000
048 E010000 0
048 E020000 0.000
<PAGE> PAGE 5
048 F010000 0
048 F020000 0.000
048 G010000 0
048 G020000 0.000
048 H010000 0
048 H020000 0.000
048 I010000 0
048 I020000 0.000
048 J010000 0
048 J020000 0.000
048 K010000 0
048 K020000 0.000
049 000000 N
050 000000 N
051 000000 N
052 000000 N
053 A000000 N
054 A000000 Y
054 B000000 Y
054 C000000 Y
054 D000000 N
054 E000000 N
054 F000000 N
054 G000000 N
054 H000000 N
054 I000000 N
054 J000000 Y
054 K000000 N
054 L000000 Y
054 M000000 Y
054 N000000 N
054 O000000 Y
055 A000000 N
055 B000000 N
056 000000 N
057 000000 N
058 A000000 N
059 000000 Y
060 A000000 Y
060 B000000 Y
061 000000 0
062 A000000 N
062 B000000 0.0
062 C000000 0.0
062 D000000 0.0
062 E000000 0.0
062 F000000 0.0
062 G000000 0.0
062 H000000 0.0
062 I000000 0.0
062 J000000 0.0
<PAGE> PAGE 6
062 K000000 0.0
062 L000000 0.0
062 M000000 0.0
062 N000000 0.0
062 O000000 0.0
062 P000000 0.0
062 Q000000 0.0
062 R000000 0.0
063 A000000 0
063 B000000 0.0
066 A000000 Y
066 B000000 N
066 C000000 N
066 D000000 N
066 E000000 N
066 F000000 Y
066 G000000 N
067 000000 N
068 A000000 N
068 B000000 N
069 000000 N
070 A010000 Y
070 A020000 Y
070 B010000 Y
070 B020000 N
070 C010000 Y
070 C020000 N
070 D010000 Y
070 D020000 N
070 E010000 Y
070 E020000 N
070 F010000 Y
070 F020000 N
070 G010000 Y
070 G020000 N
070 H010000 Y
070 H020000 N
070 I010000 N
070 I020000 N
070 J010000 Y
070 J020000 N
070 K010000 Y
070 K020000 N
070 L010000 N
070 L020000 N
070 M010000 N
070 M020000 N
070 N010000 Y
070 N020000 N
070 O010000 Y
070 O020000 N
<PAGE> PAGE 7
070 P010000 N
070 P020000 N
070 Q010000 Y
070 Q020000 N
070 R010000 Y
070 R020000 N
071 A000000 52367
071 B000000 83238
071 C000000 61542
071 D000000 85
072 A000000 12
072 B000000 216
072 C000000 4731
072 D000000 0
072 E000000 0
072 F000000 430
072 G000000 0
072 H000000 0
072 I000000 0
072 J000000 0
072 K000000 0
072 L000000 6
072 M000000 22
072 N000000 0
072 O000000 0
072 P000000 0
072 Q000000 0
072 R000000 45
072 S000000 7
072 T000000 53
072 U000000 12
072 V000000 0
072 W000000 40
072 X000000 615
072 Y000000 0
072 Z000000 4332
072AA000000 368
072BB000000 0
072CC010000 0
072CC020000 4396
072DD010000 742
072DD020000 3713
072EE000000 1831
073 A010000 825.0000
073 A020000 164.7600
073 B000000 406.8200
073 C000000 0.0000
074 A000000 2
074 B000000 0
074 C000000 609
074 D000000 0
<PAGE> PAGE 8
074 E000000 37565
074 F000000 3386
074 G000000 0
074 H000000 0
074 I000000 0
074 J000000 0
074 K000000 0
074 L000000 343
074 M000000 16
074 N000000 41921
074 O000000 0
074 P000000 63
074 Q000000 0
074 R010000 0
074 R020000 0
074 R030000 0
074 R040000 43
074 S000000 0
074 T000000 41815
074 U010000 4501
074 U020000 0
074 V010000 92901.60
074 V020000 0.00
074 W000000 0.0000
074 X000000 103
074 Y000000 0
075 A000000 0
075 B000000 44703
076 000000 0.00
077 A000000 Y
077 D000000 Y
077 Q010000 Y
080 A000000 FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
080 B000000 NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
080 C000000 50000
081 A000000 Y
081 B000000 76
082 A000000 N
082 B000000 0
083 A000000 N
083 B000000 0
084 A000000 N
084 B000000 0
085 A000000 Y
085 B000000 N
086 A010000 0
086 A020000 0
086 B010000 0
086 B020000 0
086 C010000 0
086 C020000 0
<PAGE> PAGE 9
086 D010000 0
086 D020000 0
086 E010000 0
086 E020000 0
086 F010000 0
086 F020000 0
087 A010000 COMMON STOCK
087 A020000 125786780
088 A000000 N
088 B000000 N
088 C000000 N
088 D000000 Y
SIGNATURE GORDON H. SILVER
TITLE VICE PRESIDENT
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED
FROM NOMURA DIVIDEND INCOME FUND AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY
BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> AUG-31-1994 <FN>
<PERIOD-END> AUG-31-1994
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 0
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 0
<RECEIVABLES> 0
<ASSETS-OTHER> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 0
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 0
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 0
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 0
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 0
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 0
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 0
<NET-ASSETS> 0
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 0
<INTEREST-INCOME> 0
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> 0
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 0
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 0
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 0
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 0
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> 0
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 0
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 0
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 0
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 0
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 0
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> 0
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 0
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 0
<AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING> 0
<AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE> 0
<FN>
FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
</TABLE>
