DELAWARE POOLED TRUST INC, 497J, 1996-09-04

DELAWARE POOLED TRUST INC
497J, 1996-09-04

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                                           One Commerce Square
                                           Philadelphia, PA 19103


Delaware Group of Funds
                                                     DELAWARE 
                                                     GROUP
                                                     ________


                                             1933 Act Rule 497(j)
                                                File No. 33-40991
                                       1940 Act File No. 811-6322


September 4, 1996




Filed via EDGAR (CIK #0000875352)
_________________________________

Securities and Exchange Commission
Document Control
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549


Re:  File No. 33-40991
     DELAWARE POOLED TRUST, INC.                         


Ladies and Gentlemen:

In accordance with the provisions of Rule 497(j), under the
Securities Act of 1933, this is to certify that the forms of
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would
have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 do not differ
from those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 12, the most
recent post-effective amendment of Delaware Pooled Trust, Inc. 
Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 was filed electronically with the
Commission on August 23, 1996 under paragraph (b) of Rule 485
under the Securities Act of 1933.

Very truly yours,


/s/Eric E. Miller
_________________
Eric E. Miller
Vice President/
Assistant Secretary