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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 1994

Registration No. 33-42466 *

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT
To
FORM S-6

FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933 OF SECURITIES OF UNIT INVESTMENT
TRUSTS REGISTERED ON FORM N-8B-2

A. Exact name of trust: MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST, SERIES 52 &
MULTI-STATE SERIES 41, SERIES 53 & MULTI-
STATE SERIES 42

B. Name of depositors: BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC.
GRUNTAL & CO., INCORPORATED

C. Complete address of depositors' principal executive offices:

BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC. GRUNTAL & CO., INCORPORATED
245 Park Avenue 14 Wall Street
New York, NY 10167 New York, NY 10005

D. Name and complete address of agent for service:

PETER J. DeMARCO ROBERT SABLOWSKY
Managing Director Executive Vice President
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. Gruntal & Co., Incorporated
245 Park Avenue 14 Wall Street
New York, NY 10167 New York, NY 10005

Copy of comments to:
MICHAEL R. ROSELLA, ESQ.
Battle Fowler
75 East 55th Street
New York, NY 10022
(212) 856-6858

It is proposed that this filing become effective (check appropriate box)

/ / immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
/X/ on (October 28, 1994) pursuant to paragraph (b)
/ / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)
/ / on ( date ) pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485

* The Prospectus included in this Registration Statement constitutes a
combined Prospectus as permitted by the provisions of Rule 429 of
the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933.
Said Prospectus covers units of undivided interest in Municipal
Securities Trust, Series 52 & Multi-State Series 41 and Series 53 &
Multi-State Series 42 covered by prospectuses heretofore filed as
part of separate registration statements on Form S-6 (Registration
Nos. 33-42466 and 33-53854, respectively) under the Securities Act.
This constitutes Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 for Municipal
Securities Trust, Series 52 and Multi-State Series 41, and Post-
Effective Amendment No. 2 for Municipal Securities Trust, Series 53
& Multi-State Series 42.

Each of the Registrants has registered an indefinite number of securities
under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 24(f) under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Rule 24f-2 thereunder,
and each of the Registrants filed a Rule 24f-4 Notice for its fiscal year
ended June 30, 1994 on August 26, 1994.

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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST
SERIES 52 AND MULTI-STATE SERIES 41
SERIES 53 AND MULTI-STATE SERIES 42

CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET

Pursuant to Rule 404 of Regulation C
under the Securities Act of 1933

(Form N-8B-2 Items required by Instruction as
to the Prospectus in Form S-6)

Form N-8B-2 Form S-6
Item Number Heading in Prospectus

I. Organization and General Information

1. (a) Name of trust................... Front Cover of Prospectus
(b) Title of securities issued...... "
2. Name and address of each depositor.. The Sponsor
3. Name and address of trustee......... The Trustee
4. Name and address of principal
underwriters...................... The Sponsor
5. State of organization of trust...... Organization
6. Execution and termination of
trust agreement................... Trust Agreement, Amendment and
Termination
7. Changes of name..................... Not Applicable
8. Fiscal year......................... "
9. Litigation.......................... None

II. General Description of the Trust and Securities of the Trust

10. (a) Registered or bearer
securities...................... Certificates
(b) Cumulative or distributive
securities...................... Interest and Principal
Distributions
(c) Redemption...................... Trustee Redemption
(d) Conversion, transfer, etc....... Certificates, Sponsor
Repurchase,
Trustee Redemption, Exchange
Privilege and Conversion Offer
(e) Periodic payment plan........... Not Applicable
(f) Voting rights................... Trust Agreement, Amendment and
Termination
(g) Notice to certificateholders.... Records, Portfolio, Trust
Agreement,
Amendment and Termination, The
Sponsor, The Trustee
(h) Consents required............... Trust Agreement, Amendment and
Termination
(i) Other provisions................ Tax Status
11. Type of securities
comprising units.................. Objectives, Portfolio,
Description
of Portfolio
12. Certain information regarding
periodic payment certificates..... Not Applicable
13. (a) Load, fees, expenses, etc....... Summary of Essential
Information,
Offering Price, Volume and
Other
Discounts, Sponsor's and
Underwriters' Profits, Total
Reinvestment Plan, Trust
Expenses
and Charges
(b) Certain information regarding
periodic payment certificates... Not Applicable
(c) Certain percentages............. Summary of Essential
Information,
Offering Price, Total
Reinvestment
Plan
(d) Price differences............... Volume and Other Discounts
(e) Other loads, fees, expenses..... Certificates
(f) Certain profits receivable
by depositors, principal
underwriters, trustee or
affiliated persons.............. Sponsor's and Underwriters'
Profits
(g) Ratio of annual charges
to income....................... Not Applicable
14. Issuance of trust's securities...... Organization, Certificates
15. Receipt and handling of payments
from purchasers................... Organization
16. Acquisition and disposition of
underlying securities............. Organization, Objectives,
Portfolio,
Portfolio Supervision
17. Withdrawal or redemption............ Comparison of Public Offering
Price,
Sponsor's Repurchase Price and
Redemption Price, Sponsor
Repurchase, Trustee Redemption
18. (a) Receipt, custody and
disposition of income........... Distribution Elections, Interest
and
Principal Distributions,
Records,
Total Reinvestment Plan
(b) Reinvestment of distributions... Total Reinvestment Plan
(c) Reserves or special funds....... Interest and Principal
Distributions
(d) Schedule of distributions....... Not Applicable
19. Records, accounts and reports....... Records, Total Reinvestment Plan
20. Certain miscellaneous provisions
of trust agreement................ Trust Agreement, Amendment and
Termination
(a) Amendment....................... "
(b) Termination..................... "
(c) and (d) Trustee, removal and
successor....................... The Trustee
(e) and (f) Depositor, removal
and successor................... The Sponsor
21. Loans to security holders........... Not Applicable
22. Limitations on liability............ The Sponsor, The Trustee,
The Evaluator
23. Bonding arrangements................ Part II--Item A
24. Other material provisions
of trust agreement................ Not Applicable

III. Organization, Personnel and Affiliated Persons of Depositor

25. Organization of depositor........... The Sponsor
26. Fees received by depositor.......... Not Applicable
27. Business of depositor............... The Sponsor
28. Certain information as to
officials and affiliated
persons of depositor.............. Part II--Item C
29. Voting securities of depositor...... Not Applicable
30. Persons controlling depositor....... "
31. Payments by depositor for certain
services rendered to trust........ "
32. Payment by depositor for certain
other services rendered to trust.. "
33. Remuneration of employees of
depositor for certain services
rendered to trust................... "
34. Remuneration of other persons for
certain services rendered to trust.. "

IV. Distribution and Redemption of Securities

35. Distribution of trust's
securities by states.............. Distribution of Units
36. Suspension of sales of
trust's securities................ Not Applicable
37. Revocation of authority
to distribute..................... "
38. (a) Method of distribution.......... Distribution of Units, Total
Reinvestment Plan
(b) Underwriting agreements......... "
(c) Selling agreements.............. "
39. (a) Organization of principal
underwriters.................... The Sponsor
(b) N.A.S.D. membership of
principal underwriters.......... "
40. Certain fees received by
principal underwriters............ Not Applicable
41. (a) Business of principal
underwriters.................... The Sponsor
(b) Branch offices of principal
underwriters.................... Not Applicable
(c) Salesmen of principal
underwriters.................... "
42. Ownership of trust's
securities by certain persons..... "
43. Certain brokerage commissions
received by principal
underwriters...................... "
44. (a) Method of valuation............. Summary of Essential
Information,
Offering Price, Accrued
Interest,
Volume and Other Discounts,
Total Reinvestment Plan,
Distribution of Units
(b) Schedule as to offering price... Not Applicable
(c) Variation in offering price
to certain persons.............. Distribution of Units, Total
Reinvestment Plan, Volume and
Other Discounts
45. Suspension of redemption rights..... Trustee Redemption

46. (a) Redemption valuation............ Comparison of Public Offering
Price,
Sponsor's Repurchase Price and
Redemption Price, Trustee
Redemption
(b) Schedule as to
redemption price................ Not Applicable
47. Maintenance of position in
underlying securities............. Comparison of Public Offering
Price,
Sponsor's Repurchase Price and
Redemption Price, Sponsor
Repurchase, Trustee Redemption

V. Information Concerning the Trustee or Custodian

48. Organization and regulation
of trustee........................ The Trustee
49. Fees and expenses of trustee........ Trust Expenses and Charges
50. Trustee's lien...................... "

VI. Information Concerning Insurance of Holders of Securities

51. Insurance of holders of
trust's securities................ Not Applicable

VII. Policy of Registrant

52. (a) Provisions of trust agreement
with respect to selection or
elimination of underlying
securities...................... Objectives, Portfolio, Portfolio
Supervision
(b) Transactions involving
elimination of underlying
securities...................... Not Applicable
(c) Policy regarding substitution
or elimination of underlying
securities...................... Objectives, Portfolio, Portfolio
Supervision, Substitution of
Bonds
(d) Fundamental policy not
otherwise covered............... Not Applicable
53. Tax status of trust................. Tax Status

VIII. Financial and Statistical Information

54. Trust's securities during
last ten years.................... Not Applicable
55. Hypothetical account for issuers
of periodic payment plans......... "
56. Certain information regarding
periodic payment certificates..... "
57. Certain information regarding
periodic payment plans............ "
58. Certain other information
regarding periodic payment plans.. "
59. Financial Statements
(Instruction 1(c) to Form S-6)...... Statement of Financial Condition
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Note: Part A of This Prospectus May Not Be
Distributed Unless Accompanied by Part B.

MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST

SERIES 52

__________________________________________________________________

The Trust is a unit investment trust designated Series 52
("Municipal Trust") with an underlying portfolio of long-term tax-exempt
bonds issued by or on behalf of states, municipalities and public
authorities, and was formed to preserve capital and to provide interest
income (including, where applicable, earned original issue discount)
which, in the opinions of bond counsel to the respective issuers, is, with
certain exceptions, currently exempt from regular Federal income tax
(including where applicable earned original discount) under existing law
but may be subject to state and local taxes. Such interest income may,
however, be a specific preference item for purposes of Federal individual
and/or corporate alternative minimum tax. Investors may recognize taxable
capital gain upon maturity or earlier redemption of the underlying bonds.
(See "Tax Status" and "The Trust--Portfolio" in Part B of this
Prospectus.) The Sponsors are Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Gruntal & Co.,
Incorporated (herein referred to as the "Sponsor" or the "Sponsors"). The
value of the Units of the Trust will fluctuate with the value of the
underlying bonds. Minimum purchase: 1 Unit.

__________________________________________________________________

This Prospectus consists of two parts. Part A contains the Summary
of Essential Information as of June 30, 1994 (the "Evaluation Date"), a
summary of certain specific information regarding the Trust and audited
financial statements of the Trust, including the related portfolio, as of
the Evaluation Date. Part B of this Prospectus contains a general summary
of the Trust.

Investors should retain both parts of this
Prospectus for future reference.

__________________________________________________________________

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR
ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

Prospectus Part A Dated October 28, 1994

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THE TRUST. The Trust is a unit investment trust formed to preserve
capital and to provide interest income (including, where applicable,
earned original issue discount) which, in the opinions of bond counsel to
the respective issuers, is, with certain exceptions, currently exempt from
regular federal income tax under existing law through investment in a
fixed, diversified portfolio of long-term bonds (the "Bonds") issued by or
on behalf of states, municipalities and public authorities. A Trust
designated as a short/intermediate-term trust must have a dollar-weighted
average portfolio maturity of more than two years but less than five
years; a Trust designated as an intermediate-term trust must have a
dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of more than three years but
not more than ten years; a Trust designated as an intermediate/long-term
trust must have a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of more than
ten years but less than fifteen years; and a Trust designated as a long-
term trust must have a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of more
than ten years. Although the Supreme Court has determined that Congress
has the authority to subject interest on bonds such as the Bonds in the
Trust to regular federal income taxation, existing law excludes such
interest from regular federal income tax. Such interest income may,
however, be subject to the federal corporate alternative minimum tax and
to state and local taxes. (See "Description of Portfolio" in this Part A
for a description of those Bonds which pay interest income subject to the
federal individual alternative minimum tax. See also "Tax Status" in
Part B of this Prospectus.) Some of the Bonds in the portfolio may be
"Zero Coupon Bonds", which are original issue discount bonds that provide
for payment at maturity at par value, but do not provide for the payment
of any current interest. Some of the Bonds in the portfolio may have been
purchased at an aggregate premium over par. Some of the Bonds in the
Trust have been issued with optional refunding or refinancing provisions
("Refunded Bonds") whereby the issuer of the Bond has the right to call
such Bond prior to its stated maturity date (and other than pursuant to
sinking fund provisions) and to issue new bonds ("Refunding Bonds") in
order to finance the redemption. Issuers typically utilize refunding
calls in order to take advantage of lower interest rates in the
marketplace. Some of these Refunded Bonds may be called for redemption
pursuant to pre-refunding provisions ("Pre-Refunded Bonds") whereby the
proceeds from the issue of the Refunding Bonds are typically invested in
government securities in escrow for the benefit of the holders of the Pre-
Refunded Bonds until the refunding call date. Usually, Pre-Refunded Bonds
will bear a triple-A rating because of this escrow. The issuers of Pre-
Refunded Bonds must call such Bonds on their refunding call date.
Therefore, as of such date, the Trust will receive the call price for such
bonds but will cease receiving interest income with respect to them. For
a list of those Bonds which are Pre-Refunded Bonds, if any, as of the
Evaluation Date, see "Notes to Financial Statements" in this Part A. All
of the Bonds in the Trust were rated "A" or better by Standard & Poor's
Corporation or Moody's Investors Service, Inc. at the time originally
deposited in the Trust. For a discussion of the significance of such
ratings see "Description of Bond Ratings" in Part B of this Prospectus and
for a list of ratings on the Evaluation Date see the "Portfolio". The
payment of interest and preservation of capital are, of course, dependent
upon the continuing ability of the issuers of the Bonds to meet their
obligations. There can be no assurance that the Trust's objectives will
be achieved. Investment in the Trust should be made with an understanding
of the risks which an investment in long-term fixed rate obligations may
entail, including the risk that the value of the underlying portfolio will
decline with increases in interest rates, and that the value of Zero
Coupon Bonds is subject to greater fluctuations than coupon bonds in
response to changes in interest rates. Each Unit in the Trust represents
a 1/5000th undivided interest in the principal and net income of the
Trust. The principal amount of Bonds deposited in the Trust per Unit is
reflected in the Summary of Essential Information. (See "The Trust--
Organization" in Part B of this Prospectus.) The Units being offered
hereby are issued and outstanding Units which have been purchased by the
Sponsors in the secondary market.

ESTIMATED LONG TERM RETURN AND ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN. Units of
each Trust are offered to investors on a "dollar price" basis (using the
computation method previously described under "Public Offering Price") as
distinguished from a "yield price" basis often used in offerings of tax
exempt bonds (involving the lesser of the yield as computed to maturity of
bonds or to an earlier redemption date). Since they are offered on a
dollar price basis, the rate of return on an investment in Units of each
Trust is measured in terms of "Estimated Current Return" and "Estimated
Long Term Return".

Estimated Long Term Return is calculated by: (1) computing the
yield to maturity or to an earlier call date (whichever results in a lower
yield) for each Bond in the Trust's portfolio in accordance with accepted
bond practices, which practices take into account not only the interest
payable on the Bond but also the amortization of premiums or accretion of
discounts, if any; (2) calculating the average of the yields for the Bonds
in the Trust's portfolio by weighing each Bond's yield by the market value
of the Bond and by the amount of time remaining to the date to which the
Bond is priced (thus creating an average yield for the portfolio of the
Trust); and (3) reducing the average yield for the portfolio of the Trust
in order to reflect estimated fees and expenses of the Trust and the
maximum sales charge paid by investors. The resulting Estimated Long Term
Return represents a measure of the return to investors earned over the
estimated life of the Trust. (For the Estimated Long Term Return to
Certificateholders under the monthly, semi-annual and annual distribution
plans, see "Summary of Essential Information".)

Estimated Current Return is a measure of the Trust's cash flow.
Estimated Current Return is computed by dividing the Estimated Net Annual
Interest Income per Unit by the Public Offering Price per Unit. In
contrast to the Estimated Long Term Return, the Estimated Current Return
does not take into account the amortization of premium or accretion of
discount, if any, on the Bonds in the portfolio of the Trust. Moreover,
because interest rates on Bonds purchased at a premium are generally
higher than current interest rates on newly issued bonds of a similar type
with comparable rating, the Estimated Current Return per Unit may be
affected adversely if such Bonds are redeemed prior to their maturity.

The Estimated Net Annual Interest Income per Unit of the Trust will
vary with changes in the fees and expenses of the Trustee and the
Evaluator applicable to the Trust and with the redemption, maturity, sale
or other disposition of the Bonds in the Trust. The Public Offering Price
will vary with changes in the bid prices of the Bonds. Therefore, there
is no assurance that the present Estimated Current Return or Estimated
Long Term Return will be realized in the future. (For the Estimated
Current Return to Certificateholders under the monthly, semi-annual and
annual distribution plans, see "Summary of Essential Information". See
"Estimated Long Term Return and Estimated Current Return" in Part B of
this Prospectus.)

A schedule of cash flow projections is available from the Sponsor
upon request.

DISTRIBUTIONS. Distributions of interest income, less expenses,
will be made by the Trust either monthly, semi-annually or annually
depending upon the plan of distribution applicable to the Unit purchased.
A purchaser of a Unit in the secondary market will initially receive
distributions in accordance with the plan selected by the prior owner of
such Unit and may thereafter change the plan as provided in "Interest and
Principal Distributions" in Part B of this Prospectus. Distributions of
principal, if any, will be made semi-annually on June 15 and December 15
of each year. (See "Rights of Certificateholders--Interest and Principal
Distributions" in Part B of this Prospectus. For estimated monthly, semi-
annual and annual interest distributions, see "Summary of Essential
Information".)

MARKET FOR UNITS. The Sponsors, although not obligated to do so,
intends to maintain a market for the Units at prices based upon the
aggregate bid price of the Bonds in the portfolio of the Trust. The
Secondary Market repurchase price is based on the aggregate bid price of
the Bonds in the Trust portfolio, and the reoffer price is based on the
aggregate bid price of the Bonds plus a sales charge of 4.9% of the Public
Offering Price (5.152% of the net amount invested) plus net accrued
interest. If such a market is not maintained, a Certificateholder will be
able to redeem his Units with the Trustee at a price also based upon the
aggregate bid price of the Bonds. (See "Sponsor Repurchase" and "Public
Offering--Offering Price" in Part B of this Prospectus.)

TOTAL REINVESTMENT PLAN. Certificateholders under the semi-annual
and annual plans of distribution have the opportunity to have their
interest distributions and principal distributions, if any, reinvested in
available series of "Insured Municipal Securities Trust" or "Municipal
Securities Trust." (See "Total Reinvestment Plan" and for residents of
Texas, see "Total Reinvestment Plan for Texas Residents" in Part B of this
Prospectus.) The Plan is not designed to be a complete investment
program.

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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST
SERIES 52

SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL INFORMATION AS OF JUNE 30, 1994

Date of Deposit: September 25, 1991 Minimum Principal Distribution:
Principal Amount of Bonds ...$4,750,000 $1.00 per Unit.
Number of Units .............5,000 Weighted Average Life
Fractional Undivided Inter- to Maturity: 14.5 Years.
est in Trust per Unit .....1/5000 Minimum Value of Trust:
Principal Amount of Trust may be terminated if
Bonds per Unit ............$950.00 value of Trust is less than
Secondary Market Public $2,000,000 in principal
Offering Price** amount of Bonds.
Aggregate Bid Price Mandatory Termination Date:
of Bonds in Trust .......$4,941,281+++ The earlier of December 31,
Divided by 5,000 Units ....$988.26 2040 or the disposition of
Plus Sales Charge of 4.9% the last Bond in the Trust.
of Public Offering Price $50.92 Trustee***: United States
Public Offering Price Trust Company of New York.
per Unit ................$1,039.18+ Trustee's Annual Fee: Monthly
Redemption and Sponsors' plan $.96 per $1,000; semi-
Repurchase Price annual plan $.50 per $1,000;
per Unit ..................$988.26+ and annual plan is $.32 per
+++ $1,000.
Evaluator: Kenny S&P
++++ Evaluation Services.
Excess of Secondary Market Evaluator's Fee for Each
Public Offering Price Evaluation: Minimum of $8
over Redemption and plus $.25 per each issue of
Sponsors' Repurchase Bonds in excess of 50 issues
Price per Unit ............$50.92++++ (treating separate maturities
Difference between Public as separate issues).
Offering Price per Unit Sponsors: Bear, Stearns & Co.
and Principal Amount per Inc. and Gruntal & Co.,
Unit Premium/(Discount) ...$89.18 Incorporated
Evaluation Time: 4:00 p.m. Sponsors' Annual Fee: Maximum
New York Time. of $.25 per $1,000 principal
amount of Bonds (see "Trust
Expenses and Charges" in
Part B of this Prospectus).

PER UNIT INFORMATION BASED UPON INTEREST DISTRIBUTION PLAN ELECTED

Monthly Semi-Annual Annual
Option Option Option

Gross annual interest income# ......... $67.10 $67.10 $67.10
Less estimated annual fees and
expenses ............................ 1.88 1.25 1.12
Estimated net annual interest ______ ______ ______
income (cash)# ...................... $65.22 $65.85 $65.98
Estimated interest distribution# ...... 5.43 32.92 65.98
Estimated daily interest accrual# ..... .1811 .1829 .1832
Estimated current return#++ ........... 6.28% 6.34% 6.35%
Estimated long term return++ .......... 5.39% 5.45% 5.47%
Record dates .......................... 1st of Dec. 1 and Dec. 1
each month June 1
Interest distribution dates ........... 15th of Dec. 15 and Dec. 15
each month June 15

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* The Date of Deposit is the date on which the Trust Agreement was
signed and the deposit of the Bonds with the Trustee made.

** For information regarding offering price per unit and applicable
sales charge under the Total Reinvestment Plan, see "Total
Reinvestment Plan" in Part B of this Prospectus.

*** The Trustee maintains its corporate trust office at 770 Broadway,
New York, New York 10003 (tel. no.: 1-800-428-8890). For
information regarding redemption by the Trustee, see "Trustee
Redemption" in Part B of this Prospectus.

+ Plus accrued interest to expected date of settlement (approximately
five business days after purchase) of $12.49 monthly, $17.85 semi-
annually and $51.01 annually.

++ The estimated current return and estimated long term return are
increased for transactions entitled to a discount (see "Employee
Discounts" in Part B of this Prospectus), and are higher under the
semi-annual and annual options due to lower Trustee's fees and
expenses.

+++ Based solely upon the bid side evaluation of the underlying Bonds
(including, where applicable, undistributed cash in the principal
account). Upon tender for redemption, the price to be paid will be
calculated as described under "Trustee Redemption" in Part B of this
Prospectus.

++++ See "Comparison of Public Offering Price, Sponsor's Repurchase Price
and Redemption Price" in Part B of this Prospectus.

# Does not include income accrual from original issue discount bonds,
if any.

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INFORMATION REGARDING THE TRUST
AS OF JUNE 30, 1994

DESCRIPTION OF PORTFOLIO

The portfolio of the Trust consists of 12 issues representing
obligations of issuers located in 9 states. The Sponsors have not
participated as a sole underwriter or manager, co-manager or member of
underwriting syndicates from which any of the initial aggregate principal
amount of the Bonds were acquired. Approximately 5.2% of the Bonds are
obligations of state and local housing authorities; approximately 31.5%
are hospital revenue bonds; none are issued in connection with the
financing of nuclear generating facilities; and approximately 16.2% are
"mortgage subsidy" bonds. All of the Bonds in the Trust are subject to
redemption prior to their stated maturity dates pursuant to sinking fund
or call provisions. The Bonds may also be subject to other calls, which
may be permitted or required by events which cannot be predicted (such as
destruction, condemnation, termination of a contract, or receipt of excess
or unanticipated revenues). None of the Bonds are general obligation
bonds. Twelve issues representing $4,750,000 of the principal amount of
the Bonds are payable from the income of a specific project or authority
and are not supported by the issuer's power to levy taxes. The portfolio
is divided for purpose of issue as follows: Electric 1, Federally
Assisted Mortgage 1, Hospital 3, Mortgage Revenue 3, Resource Recovery 1,
State University 1, Thruway 1 and University 1. For an explanation of the
significance of these factors see "The Trust--Portfolio" in Part B of this
Prospectus.

As of June 30, 1994, $685,000 (approximately 14.4% of the aggregate
principal amount of the Bonds) were original issue discount bonds. Of
these original issue discount bonds, $250,000 (approximately 5.2% of the
aggregate principal amount of the Bonds) are Zero Coupon Bonds. Zero
Coupon Bonds do not provide for the payment of any current interest and
provide for payment at maturity at par value unless sooner sold or
redeemed. The market value of Zero Coupon Bonds is subject to greater
fluctuations than coupon bonds in response to changes in interest rates.
None of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds in the Trust were
purchased at a "market" discount from par value at maturity, approximately
70.2% were purchased at a premium and approximately 14.4% were purchased
at par. For an explanation of the significance of these factors see
"Discount and Zero Coupon Bonds" in Part B of this Prospectus.

None of the Bonds in the Trust are subject to the federal individual
alternative minimum tax under the Tax Reform Act of 1986. See "Tax
Status" in Part B of this Prospectus.

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FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION

Selected data for each Unit outstanding for the periods listed below:

Distribu-
tions of
Distributions of Interest Principal
During the Period (per Unit) During
Net Asset* Semi- the
Units Out- Value Monthly Annual Annual Period
Period Ended standing Per Unit Option Option Option (Per Unit)

June 30, 1992 5,000 $1,020.74 $40.75 $41.02 $12.00 -0-
June 30, 1993 5,000 1,075.59 68.88 69.57 63.95 $ 2.00
June 30, 1994 5,000 1,004.64 67.10 67.79 69.60 48.00

* Net Asset Value per Unit is calculated by dividing net assets as
disclosed in the "Statement of Net Assets" by the number of Units
outstanding as of the date of the Statement of Net Assets. See
Note 5 of Notes to Financial Statements for a description of the
components of Net Assets.
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Independent Auditors' Report

The Sponsor, Trustee and Certificateholders
Municipal Securities Trust, Series 52:

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets, including the
portfolio, of Municipal Securities Trust, Series 52 as of June 30, 1994,
and the related statements of operations, and changes in net assets for
the two years then ended, and for the period September 25, 1991 (date of
deposit) to June 30, 1992. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Trustee (see note 2). Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as
of June 30, 1994, by correspondence with the Trustee. An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Municipal
Securities Trust, Series 52 as of June 30, 1994, and the results of its
operations and the changes in its net assets for the two years then ended
and for the period September 25, 1991 to June 30, 1992 in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

New York, New York
September 15, 1994
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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST, SERIES 52

Statement of Net Assets

June 30, 1994
<S> <C>
Investments in marketable securities,
at market value (cost $4,616,824) $ 4,941,281

Excess of other assets over total liabilities 81,905
------------

Net assets ( 5,000 units of fractional undivided
interest outstanding, $1,004.64 per unit) $ 5,023,186
============

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST, SERIES 52

Statements of Operations
<CAPTION>
For the Period
Years ended June 30, September 25, 1991
------------ ------------ (date of deposit)
1994 1993 to June 30, 1992
------------ ------------ -----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Investment income - interest $ 345,105 355,243 271,659
------------ ------------ ----------

Expenses:
Trustee's fees 6,401 7,004 3,277
Evaluator's fees 2,386 2,246 648
Sponsor's advisory fee 1,247 1,250 333
------------ ------------ ----------

Total expenses 10,034 10,500 4,258
------------ ------------ ----------

Investment income, net 335,071 344,743 267,401
------------ ------------ ----------

Realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments:
Net realized loss on bonds
sold or called (9,514) (727) -
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) (103,482) 285,548 142,391
------------ ------------ ----------

Net gain (loss)
on investments (112,996) 284,821 142,391
------------ ------------ ----------

Net increase in net
assets resulting
from operations $ 222,075 629,564 409,792
============ ============ ==========

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST, SERIES 52

Statements of Changes in Net Assets
<CAPTION>
For the Period
Years ended June 30, September 25, 1991
------------ ------------ (date of deposit)
1994 1993 to June 30, 1992
------------ ------------ -------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Operations:
Investment income, net $ 335,071 344,743 267,401
Net realized loss on bonds
sold or called (9,514) (727) -
Unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) for the period (103,482) 285,548 142,391
------------ ------------ -------------

Net increase in net
assets resulting
from operations 222,075 629,564 409,792
------------ ------------ -------------

Distributions to certificateholders:
Investment income 336,860 345,307 172,377
Principal 240,000 10,000 -
To sponsor of accrued interest
to date of settlement - - 7,734
------------ ------------ -------------

Total distributions 576,860 355,307 180,111
------------ ------------ -------------

Total increase
(decrease) (354,785) 274,257 229,681

Net assets at beginning of period 5,377,971 5,103,714 4,874,033
------------ ------------ -------------

Net assets at end of period (including
undistributed net investment
income of $84,937, $86,726
and $87,290, respectively) $ 5,023,186 5,377,971 5,103,714
============ ============ =============

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST, SERIES 52

Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992

(1) Organization and Financial and Statistical Information

Municipal Securities Trust, 52 Series (Trust) was organized on September
25, 1991 by Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc (Sponsor) under the laws of the State
of New York by a Trust Indenture and Agreement, and is registered under
the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

United States Trust Company of New York (Trustee) has custody of and
responsibility for the accounting records and financial statements of the
Trust and is responsible for establishing and maintaining a system of
internal control related thereto.

The Trustee is also responsible for all estimates of expenses and
accruals reflected in the Trust's financial statements. The
accompanying financial statements have been adjusted to record the
unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and to record
interest income and expenses on the accrual basis.

The discount on the zero-coupon bonds is accreted by the interest method
over the respective lives of the bonds. The accretion of such discount
is included in interest income; however, it is not distributed until
realized in cash upon maturity or sale of the respective bonds.

Investments are carried at market value which is determined by either
Standard & Poor;s Corporation or Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
(Evaluator) as discussed in Footnotes to Portfolio. The market value
of the investments is based upon the bid prices for the bonds at the
end of the period, except that the market value on the date of deposit
represents the cost to the Trust based on the offering prices for
investments at that date. The difference between cost (including
accumulated accretion of original issue discount on zero-coupon bonds)
and market value is reflected as unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
of investments. Securities transactions are recorded on the trade
date. Realized gains (losses) from securities transactions are determined
on the basis of average cost of the securities sold or redeemed.

(3) Income Taxes

The Trust is not subject to Federal income taxes as provided for by the
Internal Revenue Code.

(4) Trust Administration

The fees and expenses of the Trust are incurred and paid on the basis set
forth under "Trust Expenses and Charges" in Part B of this Prospectus.

The Trust Indenture and Agreement provides for interest distributions as
often as monthly (depending upon the distribution plan elected by the
Certificateholders).

The Trust Indenture and Agreement further requires that principal
received from the disposition of bonds, other than those bonds sold
in connection with the redemption of units, be distributed to
Certificateholders.

See "Financial and Statistical Information" in Part A of this Prospectus
for amounts of per unit distributions during the two years ended June 30,
1994 and the period September 25, 1991 (date of deposit) to June 30,
1992. The Trust Indenture and Agreement also requires the Trust to
redeem units tendered. No units have been redeemed since the inception
of the Trust.

(5) Net Assets

At June 30, 1994, the net assets of the Trust represented the interest
of Certificateholders as follows:

Original cost to Certificateholders $ 5,125,166
Less initial gross underwriting commission ( 251,133)

4,874,033

Accumulated cost of bond sold or called (260,241)
Net unrealized appreciation 324,457
Undistributed net investment income 84,937
Total $ 5,023,186

The original cost to Certificateholders, less the initial gross
underwriting commission, represents the aggregate initial public offering
price net of the applicable sales charge on 5,000 units of fractional
undivided interest of the Trust as of the date of deposit.

Undistributed net investment income includes accumulated accretion of
original issue discount of $ 3,032.
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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST, SERIES 52
Portfolio
June 30, 1994
<CAPTION>
Port- Aggregate Coupon Rate/ Redemption Feature
folio Principal Name of Issuer Ratings Date(s) of S.F.--Sinking Fund Market
No. Amount and Title of Bonds (1) Maturity(2) Ref.--Refunding(2) (7) Value(3)
- ------ --------- --------------------- ------- ------------ ---------------------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1 $ 85,000 Alaska State Hsg. AA1* 7.800% 12/01/15 @ 100 S.F. $ 87,738
Insrd. Mtg. Prgm. 12/01/2030 12/01/00 @ 102 Ref.
Bonds 1990 First
Series

2 480,000 Broward Cnty. Fla. A 7.950 Currently @ 100 S.F. 517,378
Res. Rcvry. Rev. 12/01/2008 12/01/99 @ 103 Ref.
Bonds (SES Broward
Co., L.P. So. Prjt.)
Series 1984

3 500,000 Kentucky Dev. Finc. NR 7.125 9/01/07 @ 100 S.F. 560,660
Auth. Hosp. Facs. 9/01/2021 09/01/01 @ 102 Ref.
Rev. Bonds (St.
Claire Med. Cntr.
Inc. Prjt.) Series
1991 (5)

4 250,000 Maine St. Hsg. Auth. AA- 7.100 11/15/07 @ 100 S.F. 253,208
Mtg. Purch. Bonds 11/15/2016 11/15/01 @ 102 Ref.
Series 1991B

5 500,000 Mich. St. Hosp. Finc. AAA* 7.500 9/15/09 @ 100 S.F. 572,015
Auth. (McLaren 9/15/2021 9/15/01 @ 102 Ref.
Obligated Group)
Hosp. Rev. Bonds
Series 1991A (5)

6 500,000 Mich. State Hosp. A* 7.500 2/15/12 @ 100 S.F. 567,810
Finc. Auth. Hosp. 2/15/2018 2/15/01 @ 102 Ref.
Rev. Bonds (Sisters
of Mercy Hlth. Corp.)
Series 1991J (5)

7 500,000 N.Y. State Dorm. AAA* 7.625 7/01/06 @ 100 S.F. 571,995
Auth. City Univ. Sys. 7/01/2020 7/01/00 @ 102 Ref.
Consldtd. Rev. Bonds
Series 1990A (5)

8 340,000 N.Y. State Dorm. BBB+ 7.125 5/15/10 @ 100 S.F. 375,612
Auth. State Univ. Ed. 5/15/2017 5/15/99 @ 102 Ref.
Facs. Rev. Bonds
Series 1989A (5)

8a 160,000 N.Y. State Dorm. BBB+ 7.125 5/15/10 @ 100 S.F. 176,758
Auth. State Univ. Ed. 5/15/2017 5/15/99 @ 102 Ref.
Facs. Rev. Bonds
Series 1989A (5)

9 250,000 N.Y. State Thruway BAA1* 7.250 1/01/04 @ 100 S.F. 266,972
Auth. Local Hwy. & 1/01/2010 1/01/01 @ 102 Ref.
Bridge Serv. Cntrct.
Bonds Series 1991

10 435,000 S.D. Hsg. Dev. Auth. AA+ 7.150 5/01/12 @ 100 S.F. 442,042
Hmownrshp. Mtg. Rev. 5/01/2027 5/01/01 @ 102 Ref.
Bonds Series 1991A

11 500,000 Matagorda Cnty. Tx. A- 7.875 No Sinking Fund 537,415
Navgtion Dstrct. No. 12/01/2016 12/01/96 @ 102 Ref.
One (Cent. Pwr. & Lt.
Co. Prjt.) (AMT)

12 250,000 Ill. Hsg. Dev. Auth. A+ 0.000 7/01/06 @ 13.676 S.F. 11,678
Multi-Fam. Hsg. Rev. 7/01/2025 None
Bonds 1983 Series A
--------- ---------

$ 4,750,000 $ 4,941,281
========= =========

See accompanying footnotes to Portfolio and notes to Financial Statements.
</TABLE>
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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST, SERIES 52

Footnotes to Portfolio

June 30, 1994

(1) All ratings are by Standard & Poor's Corporation, except for those
identified by an asterisk (*) which are by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
A brief description of the ratings symbols and their meanings is set
forth under "Description of Bond Ratings" in Part B of this Prospectus.

(2) See "The Trust - Portfolio" in Part B of this Prospectus for an
explanation of redemption features. See "Tax Status" in Part B of this
Prospectus for a statement of the Federal tax consequences to a
Certificateholder upon the sale, redemption or maturity of a bond.

(3) At June 30, 1994, the net unrealized appreciation of all the bonds
was comprised of the following:

Gross unrealized appreciation $ 327,639
Gross unrealized depreciation (3,182)

Net unrealized appreciation $ 324,457

(4) The annual interest income, (excluding accretion of original issue
discount on zero-coupon bonds) based upon bonds held at June 30, 1994,
to the Trust is $ 335,518.

(5) The bonds have been prerefunded and will be redeemed at the next
refunding call date.

(6) Bonds sold or called after June 30, 1994 are noted in a footnote
"Changes in Trust Portfolio" under "Description of Portfolio" in Part A
of this Prospectus.

(7) The Bonds may also be subject to other calls, which may be
permitted or required by events which cannot be predicted (such as
destruction, condemnation, termination of a contract, or receipt of
excess or unanticipated revenues).
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Note: Part A of This Prospectus May Not Be
Distributed Unless Accompanied by Part B.

MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST

MULTI-STATE SERIES 41
(MULTIPLIER PORTFOLIO)
__________________________________________________________________

The Trust consists of 3 separate unit investment trusts
designated California Trust, New York Trust and Virginia Trust (the "State
Trusts"). Each State Trust contains an underlying portfolio of long-term
tax-exempt bonds issued by or on behalf of states, municipalities and
public authorities and was formed to preserve capital and to provide
interest income (including, where applicable, earned original issue
discount) which, in the opinions of bond counsel to the respective
issuers, is, with certain exceptions, currently exempt from regular
Federal income tax (including where applicable earned original discount)
under existing law. In addition, in the opinion of counsel to the
Sponsors, the interest income of each State Trust is exempt, to the extent
indicated, from state and local taxes when held by residents of the state
where the issuers of bonds in such State Trust are located. Such interest
income may, however, be a specific preference item for purposes of Federal
individual and/or corporate alternative minimum tax. Investors may
recognize taxable capital gain or ordinary income, to the extent of
accrued market discount, upon maturity or the earlier receipt of principal
payments with respect to the bonds. (See "Tax Status" and "The
Portfolios--General.") The Sponsors are Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and
Gruntal & Co. Incorporated (sometimes referred to as the "Sponsor" or the
"Sponsors). The value of the Units of the Trust will fluctuate with the
value of the underlying bonds. Minimum purchase: 1 Unit.
__________________________________________________________________

This Prospectus consists of two parts. Part A contains the
Summary of Essential Information including descriptive material relating
to each State Trust as of June 30, 1994 (the "Evaluation Date"), a summary
of certain specific information regarding each State trust and audited
financial statements of each State Trust, including the related portfolio,
as of the Evaluation Date. Part B of this Prospectus contains a general
summary of the State Trusts.

Investors Should Read and Retain Both Parts
of This Prospectus for Future Reference.

__________________________________________________________________

Principal Secondary Market
Number of Amount of Offering Price
Units Bonds per Unit (6/30/94)

California Trust 2,888 $2,895,000 $1,095.34
New York Trust 4,881 $4,825,000 $1,084.29
Virginia Trust 2,869 $2,870,000 $1,112.53

__________________________________________________________________
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

Prospectus Part A Dated October 28, 1994

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THE TRUST. The Trust consists of three separate unit
investment trusts designated California Trust, New York Trust and Virginia
Trust (the "State Trusts"). Each State Trust has been formed to preserve
capital and to provide interest income (including, where applicable,
earned original issue discount) which, in the opinions of bond counsel to
the respective issuers, is, with certain exceptions, currently exempt from
regular federal income tax under existing law through investment in a
fixed, diversified portfolio of long-term bonds (the "Bonds") issued by or
on behalf of the State for which such Trust is named and political
subdivisions, municipalities and public authorities thereof and of Puerto
Rico and its public authorities. A Trust designated as a
short/intermediate-term trust must have a dollar-weighted average
portfolio maturity of more than two years but less than five years; a
Trust designated as a intermediate-term trust must have a dollar-weighted
average portfolio maturity of more than three years but not more than ten
years; a Trust designated as a intermediate/long-term trust must have a
dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of more than ten years but less
than fifteen years; and a Trust designated as a long-term trust must have
a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of more than ten years.
Although the Supreme Court has determined that Congress has the authority
to subject interest on bonds such as the Bonds in the Trust to regular
federal income taxation, existing law excludes such interest from federal
income tax. In addition, in the opinion of counsel to the Sponsors, the
interest income of each State Trust is exempt, to the extent indicated,
from state and local taxes when held by residents of the state where the
issuers of the Bonds in such State Trust are located. Such interest
income may, however, be subject to the federal corporate alternative
minimum tax and to state and local taxes in other jurisdictions. (See
"Description of Portfolios" in this Part A for a description of those
Bonds which pay interest income subject to the federal individual
alternative minimum tax. See also "Tax Status" in Part B of this
Prospectus.) The State Trusts contain bonds that were acquired at prices
which resulted in the portfolios as a whole being purchased at a deep
discount from par value. The portfolio may also include bonds issued at a
substantial original issue discount, some of which may be Zero Coupon
Bonds that provide for payment at maturity at par value, but do not
provide for the payment of current interest. Gain on the disposition of a
Bond or a Unit purchased at a market discount generally will be treated as
ordinary income, rather than capital gain, to the extent of accrued market
discount. Some of the Bonds in the portfolio may have been purchased at
an aggregate premium over par. (See "Tax Status" in Part B of this
Prospectus.) Some of the Bonds in the Trust have been issued with
optional refunding or refinancing provisions ("Refunded Bonds") whereby
the issuer of the Bond has the right to call such Bond prior to its stated
maturity date (and other than pursuant to sinking fund provisions) and to
issue new bonds ("Refunding Bonds") in order to finance the redemption.
Issuers typically utilize refunding calls in order to take advantage of
lower interest rates in the marketplace. Some of these Refunded Bonds may
be called for redemption pursuant to pre-refunding provisions ("Pre-
Refunded Bonds") whereby the proceeds from the issue of the Refunding
Bonds are typically invested in government securities in escrow for the
benefit of the holders of the Pre-Refunded Bonds until the refunding call
date. Usually, Pre-Refunded Bonds will bear a triple-A rating because of
this escrow. The issuers of Pre-Refunded Bonds must call such Bonds on
their refunding call date. Therefore, as of such date, the Trust will
receive the call price for such bonds but will cease receiving interest
income with respect to them. For a list of those Bonds which are Pre-
Refunded Bonds, if any, as of the Evaluation Date, see "Notes to Financial
Statements" in this Part A. All of the Bonds in each State Trust were
rated "A" or better by Standard & Poor's Corporation or Moody's Investors
Service, Inc. at the time originally deposited in the State Trusts. For a
discussion of the significance of such ratings, see "Description of Bond
Ratings" in Part B of this Prospectus and for a list of ratings on the
Evaluation Date see the "Portfolio". The payment of interest and
preservation of capital are, of course, dependent upon the continuing
ability of the issuers of the Bonds to meet their obligations. There can
be no assurance that the Trusts' investment objectives will be achieved.
Investment in the Trust should be made with an understanding of the risks
which an investment in long-term fixed rate debt obligations may entail,
including the risk that the value of the underlying portfolio will decline
with increases in interest rates, and that the value of Zero Coupon Bonds
is subject to greater fluctuation than coupon bonds in response to such
changes in interest rates. Each Unit represents a fractional undivided
interest in the principal and net income of each State Trust. The
principal amount of Bonds deposited in such State Trust per Unit is
reflected in the Summary of Essential Information. Each State Trust will
be administered as a distinct entity with separate certificates, expenses,
books and records. (See "The Trust--Organization" in Part B of this
Prospectus.) The Units being offered hereby are issued and outstanding
Units which have been purchased by the Sponsors in the secondary market.

PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE. The secondary market Public Offering
Price of each Unit is equal to the aggregate bid price of the Bonds in the
Trust divided by the number of Units outstanding, plus a sales charge of
4.9% of the Public Offering Price, or 5.152% of the net amount invested in
Bonds per Unit. In addition, accrued interest to the expected date of
settlement is added to the Public Offering Price. If Units of the
California Trust had been purchased on the Evaluation Date, the Public
Offering Price per Unit would have been $1,095.34 plus accrued interest of
$11.77 under the monthly distribution plan, $17.08 under the semi-annual
distribution plan and $49.62 under the annual distribution plan, for a
total of $1,107.11, $1,112.42 and $1,144.96, respectively. If Units of
the New York Trust had been purchased on the Evaluation Date, the Public
Offering Price per Unit would have been $1,084.29 plus accrued interest of
$12.02 under the monthly distribution plan, $17.62 under the semi-annual
distribution plan and $51.61 under the annual distribution plan, for a
total of $1,096.31, $1,101.91 and $1,135.90, respectively. If Units of
the Virginia Trust had been purchased on the Evaluation Date, the Public
Offering Price per Unit would have been $1,112.53 plus accrued interest of
$11.81 under the monthly distribution plan, $17.25 under the semi-annual
distribution plan and $50.16 under the annual distribution plan, for a
total of $1,124.34, $1,129.78 and $1,162.69, respectively. The Public
Offering Price per Unit can vary on a daily basis in accordance with
fluctuations in the aggregate bid price of the Bonds. (See "Summary of
Essential Information" and "Public Offering--Offering Price" in Part B of
this Prospectus.)

ESTIMATED LONG TERM RETURN AND ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN. Units
of each Trust are offered to investors on a "dollar price" basis (using
the computation method previously described under "Public Offering Price")
as distinguished from a "yield price" basis often used in offerings of tax
exempt bonds (involving the lesser of the yield as computed to maturity of
bonds or to an earlier redemption date). Since they are offered on a
dollar price basis, the rate of return on an investment in Units of each
Trust is measured in terms of "Estimated Current Return" and "Estimated
Long Term Return".

The Estimated Net Annual Interest Income per Unit of the Trust
will vary with changes in the fees and expenses of the Trustee and the
Evaluator applicable to the Trust and with the redemption, maturity, sale
or other disposition of the Bonds in the Trust. The Public Offering Price
will vary with changes in the bid prices of the Bonds. Therefore, there
is no assurance that the present Estimated Current Return or Estimated
Long Term Return will be realized in the future. (For the Estimated
Current Return to Certificateholders under the monthly, semi-annual and
annual distribution plans, see "Summary of Essential Information". See
"Estimated Long Term Return and Estimated Current Return" in Part B of
this Prospectus.)

A schedule of cash flow projections is available from the
Sponsor upon request.

DISTRIBUTIONS. Distributions of interest income, less
expenses, will be made by the Trust either monthly, semi-annually or
annually depending upon the plan of distribution applicable to the Unit
purchased. A purchaser of a Unit in the secondary market will actually
receive distributions in accordance with the distribution plan chosen by
the prior owner of such Unit and may thereafter change the plan as
provided under "Interest and Principal Distributions" in Part B of this
Prospectus. Distributions of principal, if any, will be made semi-
annually on June 15 and December 15 of each year. (See "Rights of
Certificateholders--Interest and Principal Distributions" in Part B of
this Prospectus. For estimated monthly, semi-annual and annual interest
distributions, see "Summary of Essential Information.")

MARKET FOR UNITS. The Sponsors, although not obligated to do
so, intends to maintain a secondary market for the Units at prices based
on the aggregate bid price of the Bonds in the Trust portfolio. The
secondary market repurchase price is based on the aggregate bid price of
the Bonds in the Trust portfolio, and the reoffer price is based on the
aggregate bid price of the Bonds plus a sales charge of 4.9% of the Public
Offering Price (5.152% of the net amount invested) plus net accrued
interest. If a market is not maintained, a Certificateholder will be able
to redeem his Units with the Trustee at a price also based on the
aggregate bid price of the Bonds. (See "Sponsor Repurchase" and "Public
Offering--Offering Price" in Part B of this Prospectus.)

TOTAL REINVESTMENT PLAN. Certificateholders under the semi-
annual and annual plans of distribution have the opportunity to have all
their regular interest distributions, and principal distributions, if any,
reinvested in available series of "Insured Municipal Securities Trust" or
"Municipal Securities Trust." (See "Total Reinvestment Plan" in Part B of
this Prospectus. Residents of Texas, see "Total Reinvestment Plan for
Texas Residents" in Part B of this Prospectus.) The Plan is not designed
to be a complete investment program.

For additional information regarding the Public Offering Price
and Estimated Current Return and Estimated Long Term Return for Units of
each State Trust, descriptions of interest and principal distributions,
repurchase and redemption of Units and other essential information
regarding the Trusts, please refer to the Summary of Essential Information
for the particular State Trust on one of the immediately succeeding pages.

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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST
MULTI-STATE SERIES 41

CALIFORNIA TRUST

SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL INFORMATION AS OF JUNE 30, 1994

Date of Deposit: September 25, 1991 Minimum Principal Distribution:
Principal Amount of Bonds ...$2,895,000 $1.00 per Unit.
Number of Units .............2,888 Weighted Average Life
Fractional Undivided Inter- to Maturity: 9.9 Years.
est in Trust per Unit .....1/2888 Minimum Value of Trust:
Principal Amount of Trust may be terminated if
Bonds per Unit ............$1,002.42 value of Trust is less than
Secondary Market Public $1,200,000 in principal
Offering Price** amount of Bonds.
Aggregate Bid Price Mandatory Termination Date:
of Bonds in Trust .......$3,008,345+++ The earlier of December 31,
Divided by 2,888 Units ....$1,041.67 2040 or the disposition of
Plus Sales Charge of 4.9% the last Bond in the Trust.
of Public Offering Price $53.67 Trustee***: United States
Public Offering Price Trust Company of New York.
per Unit ................$1,095.34+ Trustee's Annual Fee: Monthly
Redemption and Sponsors' plan $1.05 per $1,000; semi-
Repurchase Price annual plan $.60 per $1,000;
per Unit ..................$1,041.67+ and annual plan is $.35 per
+++ $1,000.
++++ Evaluator: Kenny S&P
Excess of Secondary Market Evaluation Services.
Public Offering Price Evaluator's Fee for Each
over Redemption and Evaluation: Minimum of $5
Sponsors' Repurchase plus $.25 per each issue of
Price per Unit ............$53.67++++ Bonds in excess of 50 issues
Difference between Public (treating separate maturities
Offering Price per Unit as separate issues).
and Principal Amount per Sponsors: Bear, Stearns & Co.
Unit Premium/(Discount) ...$92.92 Inc. and Gruntal & Co.,
Evaluation Time: 4:00 p.m. Incorporated
New York Time. Sponsors' Annual Fee: Maximum
of $.25 per $1,000 principal
amount of Bonds (see "Trust
Expenses and Charges" in
Part B of this Prospectus).

PER UNIT INFORMATION BASED UPON INTEREST DISTRIBUTION PLAN ELECTED

Monthly Semi-Annual Annual
Option Option Option

Gross annual interest income# ......... $66.46 $66.46 $66.46
Less estimated annual fees and
expenses ............................ 2.29 1.71 1.44
Estimated net annual interest ______ ______ ______
income (cash)# ...................... $64.17 $64.75 $65.02
Estimated interest distribution# ...... 5.34 32.37 65.02
Estimated daily interest accrual# ..... .1782 .1798 .1806
Estimated current return#++ ........... 5.86% 5.91% 5.94%
Estimated long term return++ .......... 5.02% 5.07% 5.09%
Record dates .......................... 1st of Dec. 1 and Dec. 1
each month June 1
Interest distribution dates ........... 15th of Dec. 15 and Dec. 15
each month June 15

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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST
MULTI-STATE SERIES 41

NEW YORK TRUST

SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL INFORMATION AS OF JUNE 30, 1994

Date of Deposit: September 25, 1991 Minimum Principal Distribution:
Principal Amount of Bonds ...$4,825,000 $1.00 per Unit.
Number of Units .............4,881 Weighted Average Life
Fractional Undivided Inter- to Maturity: 15.4 Years.
est in Trust per Unit .....1/4881 Minimum Value of Trust:
Principal Amount of Trust may be terminated if
Bonds per Unit ............$988.53 value of Trust is less than
Secondary Market Public $2,000,000 in principal
Offering Price** amount of Bonds.
Aggregate Bid Price Mandatory Termination Date:
of Bonds in Trust .......$5,033,073+++ The earlier of December 31,
Divided by 4,881 Units ....$1,031.16 2040 or the disposition of
Plus Sales Charge of 4.9% the last Bond in the Trust.
of Public Offering Price $53.13 Trustee***: United States
Public Offering Price Trust Company of New York.
per Unit ................$1,084.29+ Trustee's Annual Fee: Monthly
Redemption and Sponsors' plan $.96 per $1,000; semi-
Repurchase Price annual plan $.50 per $1,000;
per Unit ..................$1,031.16+ and annual plan is $.32 per
+++ $1,000.
++++ Evaluator: Kenny S&P
Excess of Secondary Market Evaluation Services.
Public Offering Price Evaluator's Fee for Each
over Redemption and Evaluation: Minimum of $5
Sponsors' Repurchase plus $.25 per each issue of
Price per Unit ............$53.13++++ Bonds in excess of 50 issues
Difference between Public (treating separate maturities
Offering Price per Unit as separate issues).
and Principal Amount per Sponsors: Bear, Stearns & Co.
Unit Premium/(Discount) ...$95.76 Inc. and Gruntal & Co.,
Evaluation Time: 4:00 p.m. Incorporated.
New York Time. Sponsors' Annual Fee: Maximum
of $.25 per $1,000 principal
amount of Bonds (see "Trust
Expenses and Charges" in
Part B of this Prospectus).

PER UNIT INFORMATION BASED UPON INTEREST DISTRIBUTION PLAN ELECTED

Monthly Semi-Annual Annual
Option Option Option

Gross annual interest income# ......... $68.87 $68.87 $68.87
Less estimated annual fees and
expenses ............................ 1.91 1.29 1.09
Estimated net annual interest ______ ______ ______
income (cash)# ...................... $66.96 $67.58 $67.78
Estimated interest distribution# ...... 5.58 33.79 67.78
Estimated daily interest accrual# ..... .186 .188 .188
Estimated current return#++ ........... 6.18% 6.23% 6.25%
Estimated long term return ++ ......... 5.58% 5.64% 5.66%
Record dates .......................... 1st of Dec. 1 and Dec. 1
each month June 1
Interest distribution dates ........... 15th of Dec. 15 and Dec. 15
each month June 15

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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST
MULTI-STATE SERIES 41

VIRGINIA TRUST

SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL INFORMATION AS OF JUNE 30, 1994

Date of Deposit: September 25, 1991 Minimum Principal Distribution:
Principal Amount of Bonds ...$2,870,000 $1.00 per Unit.
Number of Units .............2,869 Weighted Average Life
Fractional Undivided Inter- to Maturity: 11.8 Years.
est in Trust per Unit .....1/2869 Minimum Value of Trust:
Principal Amount of Trust may be terminated if
Bonds per Unit ............$1,000.35 value of Trust is less than
Secondary Market Public $1,200,000 in principal
Offering Price** amount of Bonds.
Aggregate Bid Price Mandatory Termination Date:
of Bonds in Trust .......$3,035,462+++ The earlier of December 31,
Divided by 2,869 Units ....$1,058.02 2040 or the disposition of
Plus Sales Charge of 4.9% the last Bond in the Trust.
of Public Offering Price $54.51 Trustee***: United States
Public Offering Price Trust Company of New York.
per Unit ................$1,112.53+ Trustee's Annual Fee: Monthly
Redemption and Sponsors' plan $1.05 per $1,000; semi-
Repurchase Price annual plan $.60 per $1,000;
per Unit ..................$1,058.02+ and annual plan is $.35 per
+++ $1,000.
++++ Evaluator: Kenny S&P
Excess of Secondary Market Evaluation Services.
Public Offering Price Evaluator's Fee for Each
over Redemption and Evaluation: Minimum of $5
Sponsors' Repurchase plus $.25 per each issue of
Price per Unit ............$54.51++++ Bonds in excess of 50 issues
Difference between Public (treating separate maturities
Offering Price per Unit as separate issues).
and Principal Amount per Sponsors: Bear, Stearns & Co.
Unit Premium/(Discount) ...$112.18 Inc. and Gruntal & Co.,
Evaluation Time: 4:00 p.m. Incorporated.
New York Time. Sponsors' Annual Fee: Maximum
of $.25 per $1,000 principal
amount of Bonds (see "Trust
Expenses and Charges" in
Part B of this Prospectus).

PER UNIT INFORMATION BASED UPON INTEREST DISTRIBUTION PLAN ELECTED

Monthly Semi-Annual Annual
Option Option Option

Gross annual interest income# ......... $67.22 $67.22 $67.22
Less estimated annual fees and
expenses ............................ 2.29 1.72 1.44
Estimated net annual interest ______ ______ ______
income (cash)# ...................... $64.93 $65.50 $65.78
Estimated interest distribution# ...... 5.41 32.75 65.78
Estimated daily interest accrual# ..... .1803 .1819 .1827
Estimated current return#++ ........... 5.84% 5.89% 5.91%
Estimated long term return ++ ......... 5.42% 5.47% 5.50%
Record dates .......................... 1st of Dec. 1 and Dec. 1
each month June 1
Interest distribution dates ........... 15th of Dec. 15 and Dec. 15
each month June 15

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* The Date of Deposit is the date on which the Trust Agreement was
signed and the deposit of the Bonds with the Trustee made.

** For information regarding offering price per unit and applicable
sales charge under the Total Reinvestment Plan, see "Total
Reinvestment Plan" in Part B of this Prospectus.

*** The Trustee maintains its corporate office at 770 Broadway, New
York, New York 10003 (tel. no.: 1-800-428-8890). For information
regarding redemption by the Trustee, see "Trustee Redemption" in
Part B of this Prospectus.

+ Plus accrued interest to expected date of settlement (approximately
five business days after purchase) of $11.77 monthly, $17.08 semi-
annually and $49.62 annually for the California Trust, $12.02
monthly, $17.62 semi-annually and $51.61 annually for the New York
Trust, and $11.81 monthly, $17.25 semi-annually and $50.16 annually
for the Virginia Trust.

+++ Based solely upon the bid side evaluation of the underlying Bonds
(including, where applicable, undistributed cash from the principal
account). Upon tender for redemption, the price to be paid will be
calculated as described under "Trustee Redemption" in Part B of this
Prospectus.

++++ See "Comparison of Public Offering Price, Sponsor's Repurchase Price
and Redemption Price" in Part B of this Prospectus.

# Does not include accrual from original issue discount bonds, if any.

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INFORMATION REGARDING THE TRUSTS
AS OF JUNE 30, 1994

DESCRIPTION OF PORTFOLIOS

California Trust

Each Unit in the California Trust consists of a 1/2888th undivided
interest in the principal and net income of the Trust in the ratio of one
Unit for each $1,002.42 of principal amount of the Bonds currently held in
the Trust. The Sponsor has not participated as a sole underwriter or
manager, co-manager or member of an underwriting syndicate from which any
of the initial aggregate principal amount of the Bonds were acquired. The
portfolio of the California Trust consists of 10 issues of 8 issuers
located in California and 2 in Puerto Rico. None of the Bonds are
obligations of state and local housing authorities; 18.1% are hospital
revenue bonds; and none were issued in connection with the financing of
nuclear generating facilities. None of the Bonds are mortgage subsidy
bonds. All of the Bonds are subject to redemption prior to their stated
maturity dates pursuant to sinking fund or call provisions. The Bonds may
also be subject to other calls, which may be permitted or required by
events which cannot be predicted (such as destruction, condemnation,
termination of a contract, or receipt of excess or unanticipated
revenues). None of the Bonds are general obligation bonds. Ten issues
representing $2,895,000 of the principal amount of the Bonds are payable
from the income of a specific project or authority and are not supported
by the issuer's power to levy taxes. The portfolio is divided for purpose
of issue as follows: Building 1, Convention Center 1, Electric 3,
Hospital 2, Transportation 1, Waste Water 1 and Water Revenue 1. For an
explanation of the significance of these factors see "The State Trusts--
Portfolios" in Part B of this Prospectus.

As of June 30, 1994, $275,000 (approximately 9.4% of the aggregate
principal amount of the Bonds) were original issue discount bonds. Of
these original issue discount bonds, $150,000 (approximately 5.1% of the
aggregate principal amount of the Bonds) were Zero Coupon Bonds. Zero
Coupon Bonds do not provide for the payment of any current interest and
provide for payment at maturity at par value unless sooner sold or
redeemed. The market value of Zero Coupon Bonds is subject to greater
fluctuations than coupon bonds in response to changes in interest rates.
None of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds in the Trust were
purchased at a "market" discount from par value at maturity, approximately
76.8% were purchased at a premium and approximately 13.8% were purchased
at par. For an explanation of the significance of these factors see "The
Portfolios--Discount and Zero Coupon Bonds" in Part B of this Prospectus.

None of the Bonds in the California Trust are subject to the Federal
individual alternative minimum tax under the Tax Reform Act of 1986. See
"Tax Status" in Part B of this Prospectus.

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New York Trust*

Each Unit in the New York Trust consists of a 1/4881st undivided
interest in the principal and net income of the Trust in the ratio of one
Unit for each $988.53 of principal amount of the Bonds currently held in
the Trust. The Sponsor has not participated as a sole underwriter or
manager, co-manager or member of an underwriting syndicate from which any
of the initial aggregate principal amount of the Bonds were acquired. The
portfolio of the New York Trust consists of 14 issues of 13 issuers
located in New York. None of the Bonds are obligations of state and local
housing authorities; approximately 9.5% are hospital revenue bonds; and
none were issued in connection with the financing of nuclear generating
facilities. One issue comprising approximately 3.8% of the aggregate
principal amount of the Bonds is a mortgage subsidy bond. All of the
Bonds are subject to redemption prior to their stated maturity dates
pursuant to sinking fund or call provisions. The Bonds may also be
subject to other calls, which may be permitted or required by events which
cannot be predicted (such as destruction, condemnation, termination of a
contract, or receipt of excess or unanticipated revenues). One issue
representing $460,000 of the principal amount of the Bonds is a general
obligation bond. All 13 of the remaining issues representing $4,365,000
of the principal amount of the Bonds are payable from the income of a
specific project or authority and are not supported by the issuer's power
to levy taxes. The portfolio is divided for purpose of issue as follows:
Assistance Corporation 1, College 1, Correctional Facility 1, Education 1,
Highway Improvement 1, Hospital 3, Single Family Mortgage Revenue 1,
Transit Facility 1 and University 3. For an explanation of the
significance of these factors see "The State Trusts--Portfolios" in Part B
of this Prospectus.

* Changes in the Trust Portfolio: From July 1, 1994 to September 23,
1994, $5,000 of the principal amount of the Bonds in portfolio no. 5
has been called and is no longer contained in the Trust.

As of June 30, 1994, $1,585,000 (approximately 32.8% of the
aggregate principal amount of the Bonds) were original issue discount
bonds. Of these original issue discount bonds, $185,000 (approximately
3.8% of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds) were Zero Coupon
Bonds. Zero Coupon Bonds do not provide for the payment of any current
interest and provide for payment at maturity at par value unless sooner
sold or redeemed. The market value of Zero Coupon Bonds is subject to
greater fluctuations than coupon bonds in response to changes in interest
rates. None of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds in the Trust
were purchased at a "market" discount from par value at maturity,
approximately 67.2% were purchased at a premium and none were purchased at
par. For an explanation of the significance of these factors see "The
Portfolios--Discount and Zero Coupon Bonds" in Part B of this Prospectus.

None of the Bonds in the New York Trust are subject to the federal
individual alternative minimum tax under the Tax Reform Act of 1986. See
"Tax Status" in Part B of this Prospectus.

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Virginia Trust

Each Unit in the Virginia Trust consists of a 1/2869th undivided
interest in the principal and net income of the Trust in the ratio of one
Unit for each $1,000.35 of principal amount of the Bonds currently held in
the Trust. The Sponsor has not participated as a sole underwriter or
manager, co-manager or member of an underwriting syndicate from which any
of the initial aggregate principal amount of the Bonds were acquired. The
portfolio of the Virginia Trust consists of 8 issues of 7 issuers located
in Virginia and 1 in Puerto Rico. Approximately 17.4% of the Bonds are
obligations of state and local housing authorities; approximately 28.7%
are hospital revenue bonds; and none were issued in connection with the
financing of nuclear generating facilities. None of the Bonds in the
trust are mortgage subsidy bonds. All of the Bonds are subject to
redemption prior to their stated maturity dates pursuant to sinking fund
or call provisions. The Bonds may also be subject to other calls, which
may be permitted or required by events which cannot be predicted (such as
destruction, condemnation, termination of a contract, or receipt of excess
or unanticipated revenues). One issue representing $145,000 of the
principal amount of the Bonds is a general obligation bond. All 7 of the
remaining issues representing $2,725,000 of the principal amount of the
Bonds are payable from the income of a specific project or authority and
are not supported by the issuer's power to levy taxes. The portfolio is
divided for purpose of issue as follows: Electric 1, Hospital 2, Resource
Recovery 1, Multi-Family Housing 1, Sewer 1 and Water 1. For an
explanation of the significance of these factors see "The State Trusts--
Portfolios" in Part B of this Prospectus.

As of June 30, 1994, $1,365,000 (approximately 47.6% of the
aggregate principal amount of the Bonds) were original issue discount
bonds. None of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds in the Trust
were purchased at a "market" discount from par value at maturity,
approximately 37.6% were purchased at a premium and approximately 14.8%
were purchased at par. For an explanation of the significance of these
factors see "The Portfolios--Discount and Zero Coupon Bonds" in Part B of
this Prospectus.

None of the Bonds in the Virginia Trust are subject to the federal
individual alternative minimum tax under the Tax Reform Act of 1986. See
"Tax Status" in Part B of this Prospectus.

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FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION

Selected data for each Unit outstanding for the periods listed below:

California Trust

June 30, 1992 3,000 $1,006.14 $32.25 $38.01 $ 5.50 -0-
June 30, 1993 3,000 1,087.43 64.20 32.41 59.66 -0-
June 30, 1994 2,888 1,061.06 64.20 64.81 65.08 -0-

New York Trust
Distribu-
tions of
Distributions of Interest Principal
During the Period (per Unit) During
Net Asset* Semi- the
Units Out- Value Monthly Annual Annual Period
Period Ended standing Per Unit Option Option Option (Per Unit)

June 30, 1992 5,000 $1,009.07 $34.05 $40.29 $12.00 -0-
June 30, 1993 4,985 1,095.36 67.15 67.78 -0- $2.33
June 30, 1994 4,881 1,047.72 67.17 67.80 -0- 1.73

Virginia Trust

June 30, 1992 3,000 $1,026.52 $32.45 $38.18 $11.00 -0-
June 30, 1993 2,869 1,101.11 64.68 65.22 60.02 -0-
June 30, 1994 2,869 1,074.96 64.90 65.48 65.60 -0-

Independent Auditors' Report

The Sponsor, Trustee and Certificateholders
Municipal Securities Trust, Multi-State Series 41:

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets, including the
portfolios, of Municipal Securities Trust, Multi-State Series 41
(comprising, respectively, California Trust, New York Trust and Virginia
Trust) as of June 30, 1994, and the related statements of operations, and
changes in net assets for the two years then ended and for the period
September 25, 1991 (date of deposit) to June 30, 1992. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Trustee (see note 2). Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements
based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned
as of June 30, 1994, by correspondence with the Trustee. An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of each of the respective
trusts constituting the Municipal Securities Trust, Multi-State Series 41
as of June 30, 1994 and the results of their operations and the changes
in their net assets for the two years then ended and for the period
September 25, 1991 to June 30, 1992 in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.

KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

New York, New York
September 15, 1994
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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES, MULTISTATE SERIES 41

Statements of Net Assets

June 30, 1993
<CAPTION>
California New York Virginia
Trust Trust Trust
------------- ------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C>
Investments in marketable
securities, at market value (cost
$2,800,787, $4,653,069 and
$2,821,894, respectively) $ 3,010,331 5,033,026 3,037,757

Excess of other assets over
total liabilities 54,019 80,874 46,302
------------- ------------- -------------

Net assets (2,888, 4,881 and
2,869 units of fractional
undivided interest outstanding,
$1,061.06, $1,047.72 and $1,074.96
per unit, respectively) $ 3,064,350 5,113,900 3,084,059
============= ============= =============

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES, MULTISTATE SERIES 41
CALIFORNIA TRUST

Statements of Operations
<CAPTION>
For the Period
Year ended June 30, September 25, 1991
------------ - ----------- (date of deposit)
1994 1993 to June 30, 1992
------------ ----------- --- ------------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Investment income - interest $ 201,287 201,210 153,636
------------ ----------- -------------

Expenses:
Trustee's fees 3,762 3,960 2,028
Evaluator's fees 1,493 1,382 140
Sponsor's advisory fee 768 750 244
------------ ----------- -------------

Total expenses 6,023 6,092 2,412
------------ ----------- -------------

Investment income, net 195,264 195,118 151,224

Realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments:
Realized gain on bonds sold or called 6,992 - -
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
for the period (87,951) 237,377 60,118
------------ ----------- -------------

Net gain (loss)
on investments (80,959) 237,377 60,118
------------ ----------- -------------

Net increase in net
assets resulting
from operations $ 114,305 432,495 211,342
============ =========== =============

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES, MULTISTATE SERIES 41

NEW YORK TRUST

Statements of Operations
<CAPTION>
For the Period
Years ended June 30, September 25, 1991
------------ ------------ (date of deposit)
1994 1993 to June 30, 1992
------------ ------------ -------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Investment income - interest $ 344,963 347,208 265,809
------------ ------------ ----------------

Expenses:
Trustee's fees 5,697 5,872 2,828
Evaluator's fees 1,494 1,411 500
Sponsor's advisory fee 1,262 1,250 244
------------ ------------ ----------------

Total expenses 8,453 8,533 3,572
------------ ------------ ----------------

Investment income, net 336,510 338,675 262,237
------------ ------------ ----------------

Realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments:
Net Realized gain (loss) on bonds
called or sold 6,934 (110) -
Unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) for the period (238,096) 441,020 177,033
------------ ------------ ----------------

Net gain (loss)
on investments (231,162) 440,910 177,033
------------ ------------ ----------------

Net increase in net
assets resulting
from operations $ 105,348 779,585 439,270
============ ============ ================

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES, MULTISTATE SERIES 41

VIRGINIA TRUST

Statements of Operations
<CAPTION>
For the Period
Years ended June 30, September 25, 1991
----------- ----------- (date of deposit)
1994 1993 to June 30, 1992
----------- ----------- -----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Investment income - interest $ 192,863 200,781 153,408
----------- ----------- ----------------

Expenses:
Trustee's fees 3,779 4,353 2,047
Evaluator's fees 1,492 1,386 190
Sponsor's advisory fee 713 750 244
----------- ----------- ----------------

Total expenses 5,984 6,489 2,481
----------- ----------- ----------------

Investment income, net 186,879 194,292 150,927
----------- ----------- ----------------

Realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments:
Net Realized gain on bonds
called or sold - 17,622 -
Unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) for the year (74,445) 205,108 85,200
----------- ----------- ----------------

Net gain (loss) on
investments (74,445) 222,730 85,200
----------- ----------- ----------------

Net increase in net
assets resulting
from operations $ 112,434 417,022 236,127
=========== =========== ================

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES, MULTISTATE SERIES 41

CALIFORNIA TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets
<CAPTION>
For the Period
Years ended June 30, September 25, 1991
------------ -- ------------ (date of deposit)
1994 1993 to June 30, 1992
------------ ------------ -----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Operations:
Investment income, net $ 195,264 195,118 151,224
Unrealized gain on bonds sold or called 6,992 - -
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
of investments for the period (87,951) 237,377 60,118
------------ ------------ -----------------

Net increase in net
assets resulting
from operations 114,305 432,495 211,342
------------ ------------ -----------------

Distributions to Certificateholders:
investment income 193,171 188,598 93,611
To sponsor of accrued interest
to date of settlement - - 3,880

Redemptions:
Interest 1,717 - -
Principal 117,370 - -
------------ ------------ -----------------

Total distributions
and redemptions 312,258 188,598 97,491
------------ ------------ -----------------

Total increase (decrease) (197,953) 243,897 113,851

Net assets at beginning of period 3,262,304 3,018,407 2,904,556
------------ ------------ -----------------

Net assets at end of period (including
undistributed net investment
income of $60,629, $60,253 and
$53,733 respectively) $ 3,064,351 3,262,304 3,018,407
============ ============ =================

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES, MULTISTATE SERIES 41

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

NEW YORK TRUST
<CAPTION>
For the Period
Year Ended June 30, September 25, 1991
------------- ------------- (date of deposit)
1994 1993 to June 30, 1992
------------- ------------- -----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Operations:
Investment income, net $ 336,510 338,675 262,237
Realized gain (loss) on bonds
called or sold 6,934 (110) -
Unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) for_the period (238,096) 441,020 177,033
------------- ------------- -----------------

Net increase in net
assets resulting
from operations 105,348 779,585 439,270
------------- ------------- -----------------

Distributions to Certificateholders:
Investment income 335,009 336,908 170,829
Principal 8,444 11,650 -
To sponsor of accrued interest
to date of settlement - - 6,728

Redemptions:
Interest 1,598 199 -
Principal 106,758 15,832 -
------------- ------------- -----------------

Total distributions
and redemptions 451,809 364,589 177,557
------------- ------------- -----------------

Total increase (decrease) (346,461) 414,996 261,713

Net assets at beginning of period 5,460,361 5,045,365 4,783,652
------------- ------------- -----------------

Net assets at end of period (including
undistributed net investment
income of $85,466, $85,988
and $84,680 respectively) $ 5,113,900 5,460,361 5,045,365
============= ============= =================

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>

VIRGINIA TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

<CAPTION>
For the Period
Years ended June 30, September 25, 1991
----------- ----------- (date of deposit)
1994 1993 to June 30, 1992
----------- ----------- -------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Operations:
Investment income, net $ 186,879 194,292 150,927
Realized gain on bonds
sold or called - 17,622 -
Unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) for the period (74,445) 205,108 85,200
----------- ----------- -------------------

Net increase in net
assets resulting
from operations 112,434 417,022 236,127
----------- ----------- -------------------

Distributions to Certificateholders:
investment income 187,461 194,121 96,003
To sponsor of accrued interest
to date of settlement - - 3,905

Redemptions:
Interest - 2,012 -
Principal - 141,375 -
----------- ----------- -------------------

Total distributions
and redemptions 187,461 337,508 99,908
----------- ----------- -------------------

Total increase (decrease) (75,027) 79,514 136,219

Net assets at beginning of period 3,159,086 3,079,572 2,943,353
----------- ----------- -------------------

Net assets at end of period (including
undistributed net investment
income of $48,596,
$49,178 and $51,019 respectively) $ 3,084,059 3,159,086 3,079,572
=========== =========== ===================

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST, MULTI-STATE SERIES 41

Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992

(1) Organization and Financial and Statistical Information

Municipal Securities Trust, Multi-State Series 41 (Trust) was
organized on September 25, 1991 by Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and
Gruntal & Co., Incorporated (Co-Sponsors) under the laws of the State
of New York by a Trust Indenture and Agreement, and is registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

United States Trust Company of New York (Trustee) has custody of and
responsibility for the accounting records and financial statements of
the Trust and is responsible for establishing and maintaining a
system of internal control related thereto.

The discount on the zero-coupon bonds is accreted by the interest
method over the respective lives of the bonds. The accretion of such
discount is included in interest income; however, it is not
distributed until realized in cash upon maturity or sale of the
respective bonds.

Investments are carried at market value which is determined by either
Standard & Poor's Corporation or Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
(Evaluator) as discussed in Footnotes to Portfolio. The market value
of the investments based upon the bid prices for the bonds at the end
of the period, except that the market value on the date of deposit
represents the cost to each state Trust based on the offering prices
for investments at that date. The difference between cost (including
accumulated accretion of original issue discount on zero-coupon
bonds) and market value is reflected as unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments. Securities transactions are recorded
on the trade date. Realized gains (losses) from securities
transactions are determined on the basis of average cost of the
securities sold or redeemed.

(3) Income Taxes

The Trust is not subject to Federal income taxes as provided for by
the Internal Revenue Code.

(4) Trust Administration

The fees and expenses of the Trust are incurred and paid on the basis
set forth under "Trust Expenses and Charges" in Part B of this
Prospectus.

The Trust Indenture and Agreement provides for interest distributions
as often as monthly (depending upon the distribution plan elected by
the Certificateholders).

See "Financial and Statistical Information" in Part A of this
Prospectus for the amounts of per unit distributions during the years
ended June 30, 1994 and 1993,respectively, and for the period from
September 25, 1991 to June 30, 1992.

The Trust Indenture and Agreement also requires the Trust to redeem
units tendered. 112 and 104 units were redeemed by the California and
New York Trusts respectively for the year ended June 30, 1994. No
units were redeemed by the Virginia Trust for the year ended June 30,
1994. 15 and 131 units were redeemed by the New York and Virginia
Trusts, respectively for the year ended June 30, 1993. No units were
redeemed by the California Trust for the year ended June 30, 1993.
No units were redeemed by any of the Trusts during the period ended
June 30, 1992.

(5) Net Assets

At June 30, 1994, the net assets of the Trust represented the
interests of Certificateholders as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
California New York Virginia
Trust Trust Trust
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Original cost to
Certificateholders $ 3,054,212 5,030,128 3,095,008

Less initial gross
underwriting commission (149,656) (246,476) (151,655)

2,904,556 4,783,652 2,943,353
Accumulated cost of bonds
called or sold (108,393) (135,223) (121,459)
Net unrealized appreciation 209,544 379,957 215,863

Undistributed net
investment income 60,628 85,466 48,596
Distributions in excess of
proceeds from bonds called (1,985) 48 (2,294)
or sold

Total $ 3,064,350 5,113,900 3,084,059
</TABLE>

The original cost to Certificateholders, less the initial gross
underwriting commission, represents the aggregate initial public
offering price net of the applicable sales charge on 3,000, 5,000 and
3,000 units of fractional undivided interest of the California Trust,
New York Trust and Virginia Trust, respectively, as of the date of
deposit.

Undistributed net investment income includes accumulated accretion of
original issue discount of $4,624 and $4,640 for the California Trust
and the New York Trust, respectively.
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<TABLE>
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST, MULTI-STATE SERIES 41
CALIFORNIA TRUST
Portfolio
June 30, 1994
<CAPTION>
Port- Aggregate Coupon Rate/ Redemption Feature
folio Principal Name of Issuer Ratings Date(s) of S.F.--Sinking Fund Market
No. Amount and Title of Bonds (1) Maturity(2) Ref.--Refunding(2)(7) Value(3)
- ---- ----------- --------------------- ------- ------------ ---------------------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1 $ 400,000 Calif. Hlth. Facs. A1* 6.950% 10/01/05 @ 100 S.F. $ 409,796
Fincg. Auth. Hosp. 10/01/2021 10/01/01 @ 102 Ref.
Rev. Bonds (San Diego
Hosp. Assoc.) Series
1991A

2 125,000 Calif. Hlth. Facs. AA- 6.750 7/01/11 @ 100 S.F. 137,840
Fincg. Auth. Rev. 7/01/2021 7/01/01 @ 102 Ref.
Bonds (St. Joseph
Hlth. Sys.) Series
1991A (5)

3 170,000 Fresno Calif. Wtr. NR 7.250 6/01/06 @ 100 S.F. 186,956
Sys. Rev. Bonds 6/01/2010 6/01/98 @ 102 Ref.
Series 1990A (5)

4 400,000 Los Angeles Calif. AAA 7.000 8/15/19 @ 100 S.F. 441,372
Cnvntn. & Exhib. 8/15/2020 8/15/99 @ 101.5 Ref.
Cntr. Auth. Rfndg.
Rev. Bonds Certs. of
Part. Series 1989A
(5)

5 400,000 Los Angeles Calif. AAA* 6.750 7/01/07 @ 100 S.F. 441,088
Trans. Commsn. Sales 7/01/2011 7/01/01 @ 102 Ref.
Tax Rev. Bonds Series
1991A (5)

6 400,000 Los Angeles Calif. A1* 7.000 No Sinking Fund 438,088
Waste Wtr. Sys. Rev. 2/01/2009 2/01/99 @ 102 Ref.
Bonds Series 1991A
(5)

7 160,000 So. Calif. Pub. Pwr. A 7.000 7/01/06 @ 100 S.F. 167,157
Auth. Multiple Prjt. 7/01/2009 7/01/00 @ 102 Ref.
Rev. Bonds Series
1989

7a 240,000 So. Calif. Pub. Pwr. AAA* 7.000 7/01/06 @ 100 S.F. 265,687
Auth. Multiple Prjt. 7/01/2009 7/01/00 @ 102 Ref.
Rev. Bonds Series
1989 (5)

8 195,000 P.R. Elec. Pwr. Auth. A- 7.125 No Sinking Fund 213,338
Pwr. Rev. Bonds 1989 7/01/2014 7/01/99 @ 101.5 Ref.
Series O

9 255,000 P.R. Pub. Bldgs. AAA 7.250 7/01/10 @ 100 S.F. 280,194
Auth. Rev. Bonds 7/01/2017 7/01/98 @ 101.5 Ref.
Series H 1989 (5)

10 150,000 Redding Cal. Elec. AAA 0.000 7/01/15 @ 75.356 S.F. 28,815
Sys. Rev. Certs. of 7/01/2019 7/01/99 @ 24.786 Ref.
Part. Series 1989A
(MBIA Corp.) (5)
----------- ---------

$ 2,895,000 $ 3,010,331
=========== =========

See accompanying footnotes portfolio and notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST, MULTI-STATE SERIES 41
NEW YORK TRUST
Portfolio
June 30, 1994

<CAPTION>
Port- Aggregate Coupon Rate/ Redemption Feature
folio Principal Name of Issuer Ratings Date(s) of S.F.--Sinking Fund Market
No. Amount and Title of Bonds (1) Maturity(2) Ref.--Refunding(2) (7) Value(3)
- ---- ----------- --------------------- ------- ------------ ---------------------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1 $ 500,000 N.Y. State Dorm. AAA* 7.625% 7/01/06 @ 100 S.F. $ 571,995
Auth. City Univ. Sys. 7/01/2020 7/01/00 @ 102 Ref.
Consldtd. Rev. Bonds
Series 1990A (5)

2 155,000 Dorm. Auth. of the BAA1* 7.600 7/01/06 @ 100 S.F. 176,335
State of N.Y. Rev. 7/10/2020 7/01/00 @ 102 Ref.
Bonds Upstate Cmmnty.
Cllgs. 1990A Issue
(5)

3 465,000 N.Y. State Dorm. BBB+ 7.700 5/15/06 @ 100 S.F. 531,565
Auth. State Univ. Ed. 5/15/2012 5/15/00 @ 102 Ref.
Facs. Rev. Bonds
Series 1990A (5)

4 500,000 N.Y. Local Gov. Asst. AAA 7.000 4/01/16 @ 100 S.F. 557,730
Corp. (A Pub. Benefit 4/01/2021 4/01/01 @ 102 Ref.
Corp. of the State of
N.Y.) Rev. Bonds
Series 1991C (5)

5 330,000 N.Y. State Mental BBB+ 7.375 8/15/92 @ 100 S.F. 349,496
Hlth. Servs. Facs. 2/15/2014 8/15/99 @ 102 Ref.
Improvement Rev.
Bonds Series 1989B

6 30,000 N.Y. State Med. Care BBB+ 7.750 2/15/05 @ 100 S.F. 32,520
Facs. Finc. Agncy. 8/15/2008 8/15/98 @ 102 Ref.
Mental Hlth. Svs.
Facs. Imprvmt. Rev.
Bonds Series 1988B

7 75,000 N.Y. State Med. Care AAA* 7.750 2/15/08 @ 100 S.F. 86,480
Facs. Finc. Agncy. 8/15/2011 2/15/01 @ 102 Ref.
Mental Hlth. Svs.
Facs. Imprvmt. Rev.
Bonds Series 1991A
(5)

7a 25,000 N.Y. State Med. Care BBB+ 7.750 2/15/08 @ 100 S.F. 27,367
Facs. Finc. Agncy. 8/15/2011 2/15/01 @ 102 Ref.
Mental Hlth. Svs.
Facs. Imprvmt. Rev.
Bonds Series 1991A

8 500,000 N.Y. State Thruway BAA1* 7.250 1/01/04 @ 100 S.F. 533,945
Auth. Local Hwy. & 1/01/2010 1/01/01 @ 102 Ref.
Bridge Serv. Cntrct.
Bonds Series 1991

9 400,000 N.Y. State Urb. Dev. BAA1* 6.000 1/01/18 @ 100 S.F. 369,676
Corp. Correc. Facs. 1/01/2019 1/01/00 @ 100 Ref.
Rev. Bonds 1989
Series G

10 500,000 N.Y. State Urb. Dev. BAA1* 7.375 1/01/02 @ 100 S.F. 537,490
Corp. Prjt. Rev. 1/01/2021 1/01/01 @ 102 Ref.
Bonds (Univ. of
Rochester Cntr. for
Electro-Optic Imaging
Grant) Series 1991

11 200,000 N.Y. State Urb. Dev. BAA1* 8.000 1/01/01 @ 100 S.F. 221,600
Corp. Prjt. Rev. 1/01/2020 1/01/01 @ 102 Ref.
Bonds (Clarkson Cntr.
for Advanced
Materials Processing
Grant) Series 1990

12 500,000 Metro. Trans. Auth. BAA1* 6.000 7/01/17 @ 100 S.F. 462,925
Trans. Facs. 1990 7/01/2019 7/01/00 @ 100 Ref.
Serv. Cntrct. Bonds
Series 3

13 $ 460,000 N.Y. City Genl. AAA* 8.250% No Sinking Fund $ 549,741
Oblig. Rev. Bonds 11/15/2018 11/15/01 @ 101.5 Ref.
1991 Series F (5)

14 185,000 N.Y. State Mtg. AA* 0.000 4/01/12 @ 52.88 S.F. 24,161
Agncy. Hmownr. Mtg. 4/01/2020 4/01/02 @ 23.845 Ref.
Rev Bonds Series II
----------- ---------

$ 4,825,000 $ 5,033,026
=========== =========

See accompanying footnotes portfolio and notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST, MULTI-STATE SERIES 41
VIRGINIA TRUST
Portfolio
June 30, 1994

<CAPTION>
Port- Aggregate Coupon Rate/ Redemption Feature
folio Principal Name of Issuer Ratings Date(s) of S.F.--Sinking Fund Market
No. Amount and Title of Bonds (1) Maturity(2) Ref.--Refunding(2) (7) Value(3)
- ---- ----------- --------------------- ------- ------------ ---------------------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1 $ 500,000 Va. Hsg. Dev. Auth. AA+ 7.100% 5/01/05 @ 100 S.F. $ 509,110
Multi.-Fam. Hsg. Rev. 5/01/2013 5/01/01 @ 102 Ref.
Bonds Series 1991F

2 400,000 Arlington Cnty. Va. AAA* 7.125 9/01/12 @ 100 S.F. 449,552
Ind. Dev. Auth. Hosp. 9/01/2021 9/01/01 @ 102 Ref.
Rev. Bonds (The
Arlington Hosp.)
Series 1991A (5)

3 425,000 Augusta Cnty. Va. A* 7.000 9/01/13 @ 100 S.F. 472,349
Ind. Dev. Auth. Hosp. 9/01/2021 9/01/01 @ 102 Ref.
Rev. Bonds (Augusta
Hosp. Corp. Prjt.)
Series 1991 (5)

4 180,000 Fairfax Cnty. Va. AA* 7.750 2/01/05 @ 100 S.F. 195,736
Econ. Dev. Auth. Res. 2/01/2011 2/01/99 @ 103 Ref.
Rec. Rev. Bonds
(Ogden Martin Sys. of
Fairfax Inc. Prjt.)
Series 1988A (AMT)

5 320,000 Fairfax Cnty. Va. AAA 6.125 1/01/28 @ 100 S.F. 335,565
Wtr. Auth. Wtr. Rev. 1/01/2029 1/01/00 @ 100 Ref.
Bonds Series 1989 (5)

6 145,000 Richmond V. Genl. AA 6.250 1/15/12 @ 100 S.F. 142,597
Oblig. Pub. Imprvmt. 1/15/2021 1/15/01 @ 102 Ref.
Rev. Bonds Series
1991A

7 500,000 Upper Occoquan Va. AAA 6.500 7/01/12 @ 100 S.F. 542,880
Swg. Auth. Rgnl. 7/01/2017 7/01/01 @ 102 Ref.
Swrg. Sys. Rev. Bonds
Series 1991 (MBIA
Corp.) (5)

8 400,000 P.R. Elec. Pwr. Auth. A- 6.000 No Sinking Fund 389,968
Pwr. Rev. Bonds 1989 7/01/2010 7/01/99 @ 100 Ref.
Series O
----------- ---------

$ 2,870,000 $ 3,037,757
=========== =========

See accompanying footnotes portfolio and notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST, MULTI-STATE SERIES 41

Footnotes to Portfolios

June 30, 1994

(1) All ratings are by Standard & Poor's Corporation, except for those
identified by an asterisk (*) which are by Moody's Investors Service,
Inc. A brief description of the ratings symbols and their meanings
is set forth under "Description of Bond Ratings" in Part B of this
Prospectus.

(2) See "The Trust - Portfolio" in Part B of this Prospectus for an
explanation of redemption features. See "Tax Status" in Part B of
this Prospectus for a statement of the Federal tax consequences to a
Certificateholder upon the sale, redemption or maturity of a bond.

(3) At June 30, 1994, the net unrealized appreciation of all the bonds
was $209,544, $379,957, and $215,863 for the California, New York, and
Virginia Trusts, respectively.

(4) The annual interest income based on bonds held at June 30,
1994, (excluding accretion of original issue discount on zero-coupon
bonds) to the Municipal Securities Trust, Multi-State Series 41 is
$191,944, $336,198 and $192,863 for the California, New York, and
Virginia Trusts, respectively.

(5) The bonds have been prerefunded and will be redeemed at the next
refunding call date.

(6) Bonds sold or called after June 30, 1994 are noted in a footnote
"Changes in Trust Portfolio" under "Description of Portfolio" in Part
A of this Prospectus.

Note: Part A of This Prospectus May Not Be
Distributed Unless Accompanied by Part B.

MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST

SERIES 53

__________________________________________________________________

The Trust is a unit investment trust designated Series 53
("Municipal Trust") with an underlying portfolio of long-term tax-exempt
bonds issued by or on behalf of states, municipalities and public
authorities, and was formed to preserve capital and to provide interest
income (including, where applicable, earned original issue discount)
which, in the opinions of bond counsel to the respective issuers, is, with
certain exceptions, currently exempt from regular Federal income tax
(including where applicable earned original discount) under existing law
but may be subject to state and local taxes. Such interest income may,
however, be a specific preference item for purposes of Federal individual
and/or corporate alternative minimum tax. Investors may recognize taxable
capital gain upon maturity or earlier redemption of the underlying bonds.
(See "Tax Status" and "The Trust--Portfolio" in Part B of this
Prospectus.) The Sponsors are Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Gruntal & Co.
Incorporated (sometimes referred to as the "Sponsor" or the "Sponsors").
The value of the Units of the Trust will fluctuate with the value of the
underlying bonds. Minimum purchase: 1 Unit.

__________________________________________________________________

Investors should retain both parts of this
Prospectus for future reference.

__________________________________________________________________

Prospectus Part A Dated October 28, 1994

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THE TRUST. The Trust is a unit investment trust formed to preserve
capital and to provide interest income (including, where applicable,
earned original issue discount) which, in the opinions of bond counsel to
the respective issuers, is, with certain exceptions, currently exempt from
regular federal income tax under existing law through investment in a
fixed, diversified portfolio of long-term bonds (the "Bonds") issued by or
on behalf of states, municipalities and public authorities. A Trust
designated as a short/intermediate-term trust must have a dollar-weighted
average portfolio maturity of more than two years but less than five
years; a Trust designated as an intermediate-term trust must have a
dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of more than three years but
not more than ten years; a Trust designated as an intermediate/long-term
trust must have a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of more than
ten years but less than fifteen years; and a Trust designated as a long-
term trust must have a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of more
than ten years. Although the Supreme Court has determined that Congress
has the authority to subject interest on bonds such as the Bonds in the
Trust to regular federal income taxation, existing law excludes such
interest from regular federal income tax. Such interest income may,
however, be subject to the federal corporate alternative minimum tax and
to state and local taxes. (See "Description of Portfolio" in this Part A
for a description of those Bonds which pay interest income subject to the
federal individual alternative minimum tax. See also "Tax Status" in
Part B of this Prospectus.) Some of the Bonds in the portfolio may be
"Zero Coupon Bonds", which are original issue discount bonds that provide
for payment at maturity at par value, but do not provide for the payment
of any current interest. Some of the Bonds in the portfolio may have been
purchased at an aggregate premium over par. Some of the Bonds in the
Trust have been issued with optional refunding or refinancing provisions
("Refunded Bonds") whereby the issuer of the Bond has the right to call
such Bond prior to its stated maturity date (and other than pursuant to
sinking fund provisions) and to issue new bonds ("Refunding Bonds") in
order to finance the redemption. Issuers typically utilize refunding
calls in order to take advantage of lower interest rates in the
marketplace. Some of these Refunded Bonds may be called for redemption
pursuant to pre-refunding provisions ("Pre-Refunded Bonds") whereby the
proceeds from the issue of the Refunding Bonds are typically invested in
government securities in escrow for the benefit of the holders of the Pre-
Refunded Bonds until the refunding call date. Usually, Pre-Refunded Bonds
will bear a triple-A rating because of this escrow. The issuers of Pre-
Refunded Bonds must call such Bonds on their refunding call date.
Therefore, as of such date, the Trust will receive the call price for such
bonds but will cease receiving interest income with respect to them. For
a list of those Bonds which are Pre-Refunded Bonds, if any, as of the
Evaluation Date, see "Notes to Financial Statements" in this Part A. All
of the Bonds in the Trust were rated "A" or better by Standard & Poor's
Corporation or Moody's Investors Service, Inc. at the time originally
deposited in the Trust. For a discussion of the significance of such
ratings see "Description of Bond Ratings" in Part B of this Prospectus and
for a list of ratings on the Evaluation Date see the "Portfolio". The
payment of interest and preservation of capital are, of course, dependent
upon the continuing ability of the issuers of the Bonds to meet their
obligations. There can be no assurance that the Trust's objectives will
be achieved. Investment in the Trust should be made with an understanding
of the risks which an investment in long-term fixed rate obligations may
entail, including the risk that the value of the underlying portfolio will
decline with increases in interest rates, and that the value of Zero
Coupon Bonds is subject to greater fluctuations than coupon bonds in
response to changes in interest rates. Each Unit in the Trust represents
a 1/3990th undivided interest in the principal and net income of the
Trust. The principal amount of Bonds deposited in the Trust per Unit is
reflected in the Summary of Essential Information. (See "The Trust--
Organization" in Part B of this Prospectus.) The Units being offered
hereby are issued and outstanding Units which have been purchased by the
Sponsor in the secondary market.

A schedule of cash flow projections is available from the Sponsor
upon request.

MARKET FOR UNITS. The Sponsor, although not obligated to do so,
intends to maintain a market for the Units at prices based upon the
aggregate bid price of the Bonds in the portfolio of the Trust. The
Secondary Market repurchase price is based on the aggregate bid price of
the Bonds in the Trust portfolio, and the reoffer price is based on the
aggregate bid price of the Bonds plus a sales charge of 4.9% of the Public
Offering Price (5.152% of the net amount invested) plus net accrued
interest. If such a market is not maintained, a Certificateholder will be
able to redeem his Units with the Trustee at a price also based upon the
aggregate bid price of the Bonds. (See "Sponsor Repurchase" and "Public
Offering--Offering Price" in Part B of this Prospectus.)

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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST
SERIES 53

SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL INFORMATION AS OF JUNE 30, 1994

Date of Deposit: November 19, 1992 Weighted Average Life to
Principal Amount of Bonds ...$3,990,000 Maturity:
Number of Units .............3,990 27.2 Years.
Fractional Undivided Inter- Minimum Value of Trust:
est in Trust per Unit .....1/3990 Trust may be terminated if
Principal Amount of value of Trust is less than
Bonds per Unit ............$1,000 $1,600,000 in principal
Secondary Market Public amount of Bonds.
Offering Price** Mandatory Termination Date:
Aggregate Bid Price The earlier of December 31,
of Bonds in Trust .......$3,772,498+++ 2041 or the disposition of
Divided by 3,990 Units ....$945.49 the last Bond in the Trust.
Plus Sales Charge of 4.9% Trustee***: United States
of Public Offering Price $48.72 Trust Company of New York.
Public Offering Price Trustee's Annual Fee: Monthly
per Unit ................$994.20+ plan $1.10 per $1,000; semi-
Redemption and Sponsors' annual plan $.63 per $1,000;
Repurchase Price and annual plan is $.36 per
per Unit ..................$945.49+ $1,000.
+++ Evaluator: Kenny S&P
++++ Evaluation Services.
Excess of Secondary Market Evaluator's Fee for Each
Public Offering Price Evaluation: Minimum of $8
over Redemption and plus $.25 per each issue of
Sponsor's Repurchase Bonds in excess of 50 issues
Price per Unit ............$48.72++++ (treating separate maturities
Difference between Public as separate issues).
Offering Price per Unit Sponsors: Bear, Stearns & Co.
and Principal Amount per Inc. and Gruntal & Co.
Unit Premium/(Discount) ...$(5.80) Incorporated.
Evaluation Time: 4:00 p.m. Sponsors' Annual Fee: Maximum
New York Time. of $.25 per $1,000 principal
Minimum Principal Distribution: amount of Bonds (see "Trust
$1.00 per Unit. Expenses and Charges" in
Part B of this Prospectus).

PER UNIT INFORMATION BASED UPON INTEREST DISTRIBUTION PLAN ELECTED

Monthly Semi-Annual Annual
Option Option Option

Gross annual interest income# ......... $63.06 $63.06 $63.06
Less estimated annual fees and
expenses ............................ 2.05 1.50 1.22
Estimated net annual interest ______ ______ ______
income (cash)# ...................... $61.01 $61.56 $61.84
Estimated interest distribution# ...... 5.08 30.78 61.84
Estimated daily interest accrual# ..... .1694 .1710 .1717
Estimated current return#++ ........... 6.14% 6.19% 6.22%
Estimated long term return++ .......... 6.19% 6.25% 6.28%
Record dates .......................... 1st of Dec. 1 and Dec. 1
each month June 1
Interest distribution dates ........... 15th of Dec. 15 and Dec. 15
each month June 15

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* The Date of Deposit is the date on which the Trust Agreement was
signed and the deposit of the Bonds with the Trustee made.

** For information regarding offering price per unit and applicable
sales charge under the Total Reinvestment Plan, see "Total
Reinvestment Plan" in Part B of this Prospectus.

+ Plus accrued interest to expected date of settlement (approximately
five business days after purchase) of $10.94 monthly, $16.01 semi-
annually and $46.94 annually.

++++ See "Comparison of Public Offering Price, Sponsor's Repurchase Price
and Redemption Price" in Part B of this Prospectus.

# Does not include income accrual from original issue discount bonds,
if any.

<PAGE>

INFORMATION REGARDING THE TRUST
AS OF JUNE 30, 1994

DESCRIPTION OF PORTFOLIO*

The portfolio of the Trust consists of 10 issues representing
obligations of issuers located in 8 states. The Sponsors have not
participated as a sole underwriter or manager, co-manager or member of an
underwriting syndicate from which any of the initial aggregate principal
amount of the Bonds were acquired. Approximately 11.5% of the Bonds are
obligations of state and local housing authorities; approximately 27.5%
are hospital revenue bonds; none are issued in connection with the
financing of nuclear generating facilities; and approximately 11.8% are
"mortgage subsidy" bonds. All of the Bonds in the Trust are subject to
redemption prior to their stated maturity dates pursuant to sinking fund
or optional call provisions. The Bonds may also be subject to other
calls, which may be permitted or required by events which cannot be
predicted (such as destruction, condemnation, termination of a contract,
or receipt of excess or unanticipated revenues). None of the Bonds are
general obligation bonds. Ten issues representing $3,990,000 of the
principal amount of the Bonds are payable from the income of a specific
project or authority and are not supported by the issuer's power to levy
taxes. The portfolio is divided for purpose of issue as follows:
Hospital 3, Multi-Family Housing 1, Nursing Home 1, Pollution Facility 1,
Research and Development 1, Single Family Mortgage Revenue 1, Toll Road 1
and Transportation 1. For an explanation of the significance of these
factors see "The Trust--Portfolio" in Part B of this Prospectus.

* Changes in the Trust Portfolio: From July 1, 1994 to September 23,
1994 $5,000 of the principal amount of the Bonds in portfolio no. 6a
has been called and is no longer contained in the Trust.

As of June 30, 1994, $2,510,000 (approximately 62.8% of the
aggregate principal amount of the Bonds) were original issue discount
bonds. Of these original issue discount bonds, $220,000 (approximately
5.5% of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds) are Zero Coupon
Bonds. Zero Coupon Bonds do not provide for the payment of any current
interest and provide for payment at maturity at par value unless sooner
sold or redeemed. The market value of Zero Coupon Bonds is subject to
greater fluctuations than coupon bonds in response to changes in interest
rates. None of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds in the Trust
were purchased at a "market" discount from par value at maturity,
approximately 25.7% were purchased at a premium and approximately 11.5%
were purchased at par. For an explanation of the significance of these
factors see "Discount and Zero Coupon Bonds" in Part B of this Prospectus.

None of the Bonds in the Trust are subject to the federal individual
alternative minimum tax under the Tax Reform Act of 1986. See "Tax
Status" in Part B of this Prospectus.

<PAGE>
FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION

Selected data for each Unit outstanding for the periods listed below:

June 30, 1993 4,000 $1,018.50 $21.49 $21.64 $6.25 -0-
June 30, 1994 3,990 960.47 60.94 61.53 46.38 -0-

Independent Auditors' Report

The Sponsor, Trustee and Certificateholders
Municipal Securities Trust, Series 53:

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets, including the
portfolio, of Municipal Securities Trust, Series 53 as of June 30, 1994,
and the related statements of operations, and changes in net assets for
the year ended June 30, 1994, and the the period November 19, 1992
(date of deposit) to June 30, 1993. These financial statements are
the responsibility of the Trustee (see note 2). Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our
audit.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned
as of June 30, 1994, by correspondence with the Trustee. An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of Municipal Securities
Trust, Series 53 as of June 30, 1994 and the results of its operations
and the changes in its net assets for the year ended June 30, 1994 and
the period November 19, 1992 to June 30, 1993 in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

New York, New York
September 15, 1994
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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST, SERIES 53

Statement of Net Assets

June 30, 1994
<S> <C>
Investments in marketable securities,
at market value (cost $3,792,815) $ 3,772,332

Excess of other assets over total liabilities 59,940
------------

Net assets 3,990 units of fractional undivided
interest outstanding, $960.47 per unit) $ 3,832,272
============

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Operations
<CAPTION>
For the Period
November 19, 1992
Year ended (date of deposit)
June 30, 1994 to June 30, 1993
------------- --------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Investment income - interest $ 254,234 156,057
---------- ----------

Expenses:
Trustee's fees 5,309 2,142
Evaluator's fees 2,385 346
Sponsor's advisory fee 1,000 117
---------- ----------

Total expenses 8,694 2,605
---------- ----------

Investment income, net 245,540 153,452

Unrealized gain (loss) on
investments:
Realized and unrealized loss
on bonds sold or called (199) -
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
of the investments for the period (233,250) 212,767
---------- ----------

Net gain (loss) on investments (233,449) 212,767
---------- ----------

Net increase in net
assets resulting
from operations $ 12,091 366,219
========== ==========

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

<CAPTION>
For the Period
November 19, 1992
Year ended (date of deposit)
June 30, 1994 to June 30, 1993
---------- --------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Operations:
Investment income, net $ 245,540 153,452
Realized loss on bonds
sold or called (199) -
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
of investments for the period (233,250) 212,767
---------- ----------

Net increase in net
assets resulting 12,091 366,219
---------- ----------
from operations

Distributions to Certificateholders:

Investment income 243,719 85,807
To sponsor of accrued interest
to date of settlement - 6,026
---------- ----------

Redemptions:
Interest 266 -
Principal 9,834 -
---------- ----------

Total distributions
and redemptions 253,819 91,833
---------- ----------

Total increase (decrease) (241,728) 274,386

Net assets at beginning of period 4,074,000 3,799,614
---------- ----------

Net assets at end of period (including
undistributed net investment
income of $63,174 and $61,619)
$ 3,832,272 4,074,000
========== ==========
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST, SERIES 53

Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 1994 and 1993

(1) Organization and Financial and Statistical Information

Municipal Securities Trust, 53 Series (Trust) was organized on November
19, 1992 by Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. (Sponsor) under the laws of the
State of New York by a Trust Indenture and Agreement, and is registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The Trustee is also responsible for all estimates of expenses and accruals
reflected in the Trust's financial statements. The accompanying financial
statements have been adjusted to record the unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments and to record interest income and expenses
on the accrual basis.

Investments are carried at market value which is determined by either
Standard & Poor's Corporation or Moody's Investors Service Inc.
(Evaluator) as discussed in Footnotes to Portfolio. The market value
of the investments is based upon the bid prices for the bonds at the end
of the period, except that the market value on the date of deposit
represents the cost to the Trust based on the offering prices for
investments at that date. The difference between cost (including
accumulated accretion of original issue discount on zero-coupon bonds)
and market value is reflected as unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
of investments. Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date.
Realized gains (losses) from securities transactions are determined on
the basis of average cost of the securities sold or redeemed.

(3) Income Taxes

The Trust is not subject to Federal income taxes as provided for by the
Internal Revenue Code.

(4) Trust Administration

The fees and expenses of the Trust are incurred and paid on the basis set
forth under "Trust Expenses and Charges" in Part B of this Prospectus.

The Trust Indenture and Agreement provides for interest distributions as
often as monthly (depending upon the distribution plan elected by the
Certificateholders).

The Trust Indenture and Agreement further requires that principal
received from the disposition of bonds, other than those bonds sold in
connection with the redemption of units, be distributed to
Certificateholders.

See "Financial and Statistical Information" in Part A of this Prospectus
for the amounts of per unit distributions during the year ended June 30,
1994 and the period ended June 30, 1993.

The Trust Indenture and Agreement also requires the Trust to redeem units
tendered. 10 units were redeemed during the year ended June 30, 1994.
No units were redeemed in the prior period of the Trust.

(5) Net Assets

At June 30, 1994, the net assets of the Trust represented the
interest of Certificateholders as follows:

Original cost to Certificateholders $ 3,995,388
Less initial gross underwriting commission ( 195,774)

3,799,614

Accumulated cost of bonds sold or called (10,199)
Net unrealized depreciation (20,483)
Undistributed net investment income 63,174
Undistributed proceeds from bonds sold or called 166

Total $ 3,832,272

The original cost to Certificateholders, less the initial gross
underwriting commission, represents the aggregate initial public offering
price net of the applicable sales charge on 4,000 units of fractional
undivided interest of the Trust as of the date of deposit.

Undistributed net investment income includes accumulated accretion of
original issue discount of $ 3,400.
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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST, SERIES 53
Portfolio
June 30, 1994
<CAPTION>
Port- Aggregate Coupon Rate/ Redemption Feature
folio Principal Name of Issuer Ratings Date(s) of S.F.--Sinking Fund Market
No. Amount and Title of Bonds (1) Maturity(2) Ref.--Refunding(2) (7) Value(3)
- ------- --------- ------------------------ ------ ------------ ---------------------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1 $ 100,000 Calif. Hlth Facs. Fincg. A1* 6.950% 10/01/05 @ 100 S.F. $ 102,449
Auth Hosp. Rev. Bonds 10/01/2021 10/01/01 @ 102 Ref.
(San Diego Hosp. Assoc.)
Series 1991 A

2 500,000 Il. Hlth. Facs. Auth. A* 6.800 1/01/16 @ 100 S.F. 503,115
Rev. Bonds (Alexian 1/01/2022 1/01/02 @ 102 Ref.
Bros. Med. Center Inc.
Project) Series 1992 A

3 370,000 Il. State Toll Hwy. A+ 6.375 1/01/13 @ 100 S.F. 354,316
Authority Toll. Hwy. 1/01/2015 01/01/03 @ 102 Ref.
Priority Rev. Bonds 1992
Series A

4 460,000 Village of Streamwood AA* 6.700 5/01/07 @ 100 S.F. 456,274
Il. Multi-Fam. Hsg. Rev. 11/01/2028 01/01/01 @ 103 Ref.
Bonds (FHA Insrd. Mtg.
Loan-Southgate Manors
Project) Series 1992

5 460,000 Ind. Trans. Finc. Auth. A 6.250 11/01/12 @ 100 S.F. 442,308
Arpt. Facs. Lease Rev. 11/01/2016 11/01/02 @ 102 Ref.
Bonds 1992 Series A

6 455,000 N.M. Mtg. Finc. Auth. AA 6.900 01/01/13 @ 100 S.F. 460,888
Hosp. Sngle Fam. Mtg. 7/01/2024 7/01/02 @ 102 Ref.
Purch. Rfndg. Sr. Bonds
1992 Series A

6a 5,000 N.M. Mtg. Finc. Auth. AA 6.900 01/01/13 @ 100 S.F. 5,000
Hosp. Sngle Fam. Mtg. 7/01/2024 7/01/94 @ 100 Ref.
Purch. Rfndg. Sr. Bonds
1992 Series A

7 460,000 Richland Cnty. S.C. A1* 6.550 No Sinking Fund 461,656
Poll. Cntrl. Rev. Rfndg. 11/01/2020 11/01/02 @ 102 Ref.
Bonds (Union Camp Corp.
Project) Series 1992 C

8 460,000 Tx. Natl. Res. Lab A* 7.100 12/01/13 @ 100 S.F. 471,500
Community Finc. Corp. 12/01/2021 12/01/01 @ 102 Ref.
Superconducting Super
Collider Project Lease
Rev. Bonds

9 500,000 Wisc. Hlth. & Ed. Facs. A* 6.600 8/15/12 @ 100 S.F. 484,440
Auth. (Mercy Hosp. of 8/15/2022 8/15/02 @ 102 Ref.
Janesville) Rev. Bonds

10 220,000 Savannah Ga. Econ. Dev. AAA* 0.000 No Sinking Fund 30,386
Auth. Rev. Bonds 12/01/2021 None
(Southern Care Corp.
Fac.) Series 1991 C

--------- ---------
$ 3,990,000 $ 3,772,332
========= =========

See accompanying footnotes to portfolio and notes to financial statements.
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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST, SERIES 53

Footnotes to Portfolio

June 30, 1994

(3) At June 30, 1994, the net unrealized appreciation of all the bonds
was comprised of the following:

Gross unrealized appreciation $ 9,534
Gross unrealized depreciation (30,017)

Net unrealized depreciation $ (20,483)

(4) The annual interest income (excluding accretion of original issue
discount on zero-coupon bonds), based upon bonds held at June 30, 1994 to
the Trust is $251,638.

(5) The bonds have been prerefunded and will be redeemed at the next
refunding call date.

(6) Bonds sold or called after June 30, 1994 are noted in a footnote
"Changes in Trust Portfolio" under "Description of Portfolio" in Part A
of this Prospectus.

Note: Part A of This Prospectus May Not Be
Distributed Unless Accompanied by Part B.

MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST

MULTI-STATE SERIES 42
(MULTIPLIER PORTFOLIO)

The Trust consists of 3 separate unit investment trusts designated
California Trust, New York Trust and Virginia Trust (the "State Trusts").
Each State Trust contains an underlying portfolio of long-term tax-exempt
bonds issued on behalf of states, municipalities and public authorities
and was formed to preserve capital and to provide interest income
(including, where applicable, earned original issue discount) which, in
the opinions of bond counsel to the respective issuers, is, with certain
exceptions, currently exempt from regular Federal income tax (including
where applicable earned original discount) under existing law. In
addition, in the opinion of counsel to the Sponsors, the interest income
of each State Trust is exempt, to the extent indicated, from state and
local taxes when held by residents of the state where the issuers of bonds
in such State Trust are located. Such interest income may, however, be a
specific preference item for purposes of Federal individual and/or
corporate alternative minimum tax. Investors may recognize taxable
capital gain or ordinary income, to the extent of accrued market discount,
upon maturity or the earlier receipt of principal payments with respect to
the bonds. (See "Tax Status" and "The Portfolios--General.") The
Sponsors are Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Gruntal & Co. Incorporated
(sometimes referred to as the "Sponsor" or the "Sponsors"). The value of
the Units of the Trust will fluctuate with the value of the underlying
bonds. Minimum purchase: 1 Unit.

This Prospectus consists of two parts. Part A contains the Summary
of Essential Information including descriptive material relating to each
State Trust as of June 30, 1994 (the "Evaluation Date"), a summary of
certain specific information regarding each State trust and audited
financial statements of each State Trust, including the related portfolio,
as of the Evaluation Date. Part B of this Prospectus contains a general
summary of the State Trusts.

Investors Should Read and Retain Both Parts
of This Prospectus for Future Reference.

Principal Secondary Market
Number of Amount of Offering Price
Units Bonds per Unit (6/30/94)

California Trust 2,500 $2,500,000 $1,060.84
New York Trust 2,500 $2,485,000 $1,027.38
Virginia Trust 3,000 $3,000,000 $1,028.26

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

Prospectus Part A Dated October 28, 1994

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THE TRUST. The Trust consists of three separate unit
investment trusts designated California Trust, New York Trust and Virginia
Trust (the "State Trusts"). Each State Trust has been formed to preserve
capital and to provide interest income (including, where applicable,
earned original issue discount) which, in the opinions of bond counsel to
the respective issuers, is, with certain exceptions, currently exempt from
regular federal income tax under existing law through investment in a
fixed, diversified portfolio of long-term bonds (the "Bonds") issued by or
on behalf of the State for which such Trust is named and political
subdivisions, municipalities and public authorities thereof and of Puerto
Rico and its public authorities. A Trust designated as a short/
intermediate-term trust must have a dollar-weighted average portfolio
maturity of more than two years but less than five years; a Trust
designated as an intermediate-term trust must have a dollar-weighted
average portfolio of more than three years but not more than ten years; a
Trust designated as an intermediate/long-term trust must have a dollar-
weighted average portfolio of more than ten years but less than fifteen
years; and a Trust designated as a long-term trust must have a dollar-
weighted average portfolio of more than ten years. Although the Supreme
Court has determined that Congress has the authority to subject interest
on bonds such as the Bonds in the Trust to regular federal income
taxation, existing law excludes such interest from federal income tax. In
addition, in the opinion of counsel to the Sponsors, the interest income
of each State Trust is exempt, to the extent indicated, from state and
local taxes when held by residents of the state where the issuers of the
Bonds in such State Trust are located. Such interest income may, however,
be subject to the federal corporate alternative minimum tax and to state
and local taxes in other jurisdictions. (See "Description of Portfolios"
in this Part A for a description of those Bonds which pay interest income
subject to the federal individual alternative minimum tax. See also "Tax
Status" in Part B of this Prospectus.) The State Trusts contain bonds
that were acquired at prices which resulted in the portfolios as a whole
being purchased at a deep discount from par value. The portfolio may also
include bonds issued at a substantial original issue discount, some of
which may be Zero Coupon Bonds that provide for payment at maturity at par
value, but do not provide for the payment of current interest. Gain on the
disposition of a Bond or a Unit purchased at a market discount generally
will be treated as ordinary income, rather than capital gain, to the
extent of accrued market discount. Some of the Bonds in the portfolio may
have been purchased at an aggregate premium over par. (See "Tax Status"
in Part B of this Prospectus.) Some of the Bonds in the Trust have been
issued with optional refunding or refinancing provisions ("Refunded
Bonds") whereby the issuer of the Bond has the right to call such Bond
prior to its stated maturity date (and other than pursuant to sinking fund
provisions) and to issue new bonds ("Refunding Bonds") in order to finance
the redemption. Issuers typically utilize refunding calls in order to
take advantage of lower interest rates in the marketplace. Some of these
Refunded Bonds may be called for redemption pursuant to pre-refunding
provisions ("Pre-Refunded Bonds") whereby the proceeds from the issue of
the Refunding Bonds are typically invested in government securities in
escrow for the benefit of the holders of the Pre-Refunded Bonds until the
refunding call date. Usually, Pre-Refunded Bonds will bear a triple-A
rating because of this escrow. The issuers of Pre-Refunded Bonds must
call such Bonds on their refunding call date. Therefore, as of such date,
the Trust will receive the call price for such bonds but will cease
receiving interest income with respect to them. For a list of those Bonds
which are Pre-Refunded Bonds, if any, as of the Evaluation Date, see
"Notes to Financial Statements" in this Part A. All of the Bonds in each
State Trust were rated "A" or better by Standard & Poor's Corporation or
Moody's Investors Service, Inc. at the time originally deposited in the
State Trusts. For a discussion of the significance of such ratings, see
"Description of Bond Ratings" in Part B of this Prospectus and for a list
of ratings on the Evaluation Date see the "Portfolio". The payment of
interest and preservation of capital are, of course, dependent upon the
continuing ability of the issuers of the Bonds to meet their obligations.
There can be no assurance that the Trusts' investment objectives will be
achieved. Investment in the Trust should be made with an understanding of
the risks which an investment in long-term fixed rate debt obligations may
entail, including the risk that the value of the underlying portfolio will
decline with increases in interest rates, and that the value of Zero
Coupon Bonds is subject to greater fluctuation than coupon bonds in
response to such changes in interest rates. Each Unit represents a
fractional undivided interest in the principal and net income of each
State Trust. The principal amount of Bonds deposited in such State Trust
per Unit is reflected in the Summary of Essential Information. Each State
Trust will be administered as a distinct entity with separate
certificates, expenses, books and records. (See "The Trust--Organization"
in Part B of this Prospectus.) The Units being offered hereby are issued
and outstanding Units which have been purchased by the Sponsor in the
secondary market.

PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE. The secondary market Public Offering
Price of each Unit is equal to the aggregate bid price of the Bonds in the
Trust divided by the number of Units outstanding, plus a sales charge of
4.9% of the Public Offering Price, or 5.152% of the net amount invested in
Bonds per Unit. In addition, accrued interest to the expected date of
settlement is added to the Public Offering Price. If Units of the
California Trust had been purchased on the Evaluation Date, the Public
Offering Price per Unit would have been $1,060.84 plus accrued interest of
$10.67 under the monthly distribution plan, $15.52 under the semi-annual
distribution plan and $45.06 under the annual distribution plan, for a
total of $1,071.51, $1,076.36 and $1,105.90, respectively. If Units of
the New York Trust had been purchased on the Evaluation Date, the Public
Offering Price per Unit would have been $1,027.38 plus accrued interest of
$10.89 under the monthly distribution plan, $15.99 under the semi-annual
distribution plan and $47.21 under the annual distribution plan, for a
total of $1,038.27, $1,043.37 and $1,074.59, respectively. If Units of
the Virginia Trust had been purchased on the Evaluation Date, the Public
Offering Price per Unit would have been $1,028.26 plus accrued interest of
$11.16 under the monthly distribution plan, $16.16 under the semi-annual
distribution plan and $49.92 under the annual distribution plan, for a
total of $1,039.42, $1,044.42 and $1,078.18, respectively. The Public
Offering Price per Unit can vary on a daily basis in accordance with
fluctuations in the aggregate bid price of the Bonds. (See "Summary of
Essential Information" and "Public Offering--Offering Price" in Part B of
this Prospectus.)

ESTIMATED LONG TERM RETURN AND ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN. Units
of each Trust are offered to investors on a "dollar price" basis (using
the computation method previously described under "Public Offering Price")
as distinguished from a "yield price" basis often used in offerings of tax
exempt bonds (involving the lesser of the yield as computed to maturity of
bonds or to an earlier redemption date). Since they are offered on a
dollar price basis, the rate of return on an investment in Units of each
Trust is measured in terms of "Estimated Current Return" and "Estimated
Long Term Return".

The Estimated Net Annual Interest Income per Unit of the Trust
will vary with changes in the fees and expenses of the Trustee and the
Evaluator applicable to the Trust and with the redemption, maturity, sale
or other disposition of the Bonds in the Trust. The Public Offering Price
will vary with changes in the bid prices of the Bonds. Therefore, there
is no assurance that the present Estimated Current Return or Estimated
Long Term Return will be realized in the future. (For the Estimated
Current Return to Certificateholders under the monthly, semi-annual and
annual distribution plans, see "Summary of Essential Information". See
"Estimated Long Term Return and Estimated Current Return" in Part B of
this Prospectus.)

A schedule of cash flow projections is available from the
Sponsor upon request.

DISTRIBUTIONS. Distributions of interest income, less
expenses, will be made by the Trust either monthly, semi-annually or
annually depending upon the plan of distribution applicable to the Unit
purchased. A purchaser of a Unit in the secondary market will actually
receive distributions in accordance with the distribution plan chosen by
the prior owner of such Unit and may thereafter change the plan as
provided under "Interest and Principal Distributions" in Part B of this
Prospectus. Distributions of principal, if any, will be made semi-
annually on June 15 and December 15 of each year. (See "Rights of
Certificateholders--Interest and Principal Distributions" in Part B of
this Prospectus. For estimated monthly, semi-annual and annual interest
distributions, see "Summary of Essential Information.")

MARKET FOR UNITS. The Sponsors, although not obligated to do
so, intendy to maintain a secondary market for the Units at prices based
on the aggregate bid price of the Bonds in the Trust portfolio. The
secondary market repurchase price is based on the aggregate bid price of
the Bonds in the Trust portfolio, and the reoffer price is based on the
aggregate bid price of the Bonds plus a sales charge of 4.9% of the Public
Offering Price (5.152% of the net amount invested) plus net accrued
interest. If a market is not maintained, a Certificateholder will be able
to redeem his Units with the Trustee at a price also based on the
aggregate bid price of the Bonds. (See "Sponsor Repurchase" and "Public
Offering--Offering Price" in Part B of this Prospectus.)

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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST
MULTI-STATE SERIES 42

CALIFORNIA TRUST

SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL INFORMATION AS OF JUNE 30, 1994

Minimum Principal Distribution:
Date of Deposit: November 19, 1992 $1.00 per Unit.
Principal Amount of Bonds ...$2,500,000 Weighted Average Life to
Number of Units .............2,500 Maturity: 10.7 Years.
Fractional Undivided Inter- Minimum Value of Trust:
est in Trust per Unit .....1/2500 Trust may be terminated if
Principal Amount of value of Trust is less than
Bonds per Unit ............$1,000 $1,000,000 in principal
Secondary Market Public amount of Bonds.
Offering Price** Mandatory Termination Date:
Aggregate Bid Price The earlier of December 31,
of Bonds in Trust .......$2,522,153+++ 2041 or the disposition of
Divided by 2,500 Units ....$1,008.86 the last Bond in the Trust.
Plus Sales Charge of 4.9% Trustee***: United States
of Public Offering Price $51.98 Trust Company of New York.
Public Offering Price Trustee's Annual Fee: Monthly
per Unit ................$1,060.84+ plan $1.10 per $1,000; semi-
Redemption and Sponsor's annual plan $.63 per $1,000;
Repurchase Price and annual plan is $.36 per
per Unit ..................$1,008.86+ $1,000.
+++ Evaluator: Kenny S&P Evaluation
Services.
++++ Evaluator's Fee for Each
Excess of Secondary Market Evaluation: Minimum of $5
Public Offering Price plus $.25 per each issue of
over Redemption and Bonds in excess of 50 issues
Sponsor's Repurchase (treating separate maturities
Price per Unit ............$51.98++++ as separate issues).
Difference between Public Sponsors: Bear, Stearns & Co.
Offering Price per Unit Inc. and Gruntal & Co.
and Principal Amount per Incorporated
Unit Premium/(Discount) ...$60.84 Sponsors' Annual Fee: Maximum
Evaluation Time: 4:00 p.m. of $.25 per $1,000 principal
New York Time. amount of Bonds (see "Trust
Expenses and Charges" in
Part B of this Prospectus).

PER UNIT INFORMATION BASED UPON INTEREST DISTRIBUTION PLAN ELECTED

Monthly Semi-Annual Annual
Option Option Option

Gross annual interest income# ......... $60.61 $60.61 $60.61
Less estimated annual fees and
expenses ............................ 2.35 1.83 1.55
Estimated net annual interest ______ ______ ______
income (cash)# ...................... $58.26 $58.78 $59.06
Estimated interest distribution# ...... 4.85 29.39 59.06
Estimated daily interest accrual# ..... .1618 .1632 .1640
Estimated current return#++ ........... 5.49% 5.54% 5.57%
Estimated long term return++ ........... 5.34% 5.39% 5.41%
Record dates .......................... 1st of Dec. 1 and Dec. 1
each month June 1
Interest distribution dates ........... 15th of Dec. 15 and Dec. 15
each month June 15

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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST
MULTI-STATE SERIES 42

NEW YORK TRUST

SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL INFORMATION AS OF JUNE 30, 1994

Date of Deposit: November 19, 1992 Minimum Principal Distribution:
Principal Amount of Bonds ...$2,485,000 $1.00 per Unit.
Number of Units .............2,500 Weighted Average Life to
Fractional Undivided Inter- Maturity: 26 Years.
est in Trust per Unit .....1/2500 Minimum Value of Trust:
Principal Amount of Trust may be terminated if
Bonds per Unit ............$994 value of Trust is less than
Secondary Market Public $1,000,000 in principal
Offering Price** amount of Bonds.
Aggregate Bid Price Mandatory Termination Date:
of Bonds in Trust .......$2,442,598+++ The earlier of December 31,
Divided by 2,500 Units ....$977.04 2041 or the disposition of
Plus Sales Charge of 4.9% the last Bond in the Trust.
of Public Offering Price $50.34 Trustee***: United States
Public Offering Price Trust Company of New York.
per Unit ................$1,027.38+ Trustee's Annual Fee: Monthly
Redemption and Sponsor's plan $1.10 per $1,000; semi-
Repurchase Price annual plan $.63 per $1,000;
per Unit ..................$977.04+ and annual plan is $.36 per
+++ $1,000.
++++ Evaluator: Kenny S&P Evaluation
Excess of Secondary Market Services.
Public Offering Price Evaluator's Fee for Each
over Redemption and Evaluation: Minimum of $5
Sponsor's Repurchase plus $.25 per each issue of
Price per Unit ............$50.34++++ Bonds in excess of 50 issues
Difference between Public (treating separate maturities
Offering Price per Unit as separate issues).
and Principal Amount per Sponsors: Bear, Stearns & Co.
Unit Premium/(Discount) ...$33.38 Inc. and Gruntal & Co.
Evaluation Time: 4:00 p.m. Incorporated
New York Time. Sponsors' Annual Fee: Maximum
of $.25 per $1,000 principal
amount of Bonds (see "Trust
Expenses and Charges" in
Part B of this Prospectus).

PER UNIT INFORMATION BASED UPON INTEREST DISTRIBUTION PLAN ELECTED

Monthly Semi-Annual Annual
Option Option Option

Gross annual interest income# ......... $63.93 $63.93 $63.93
Less estimated annual fees and
expenses ............................ 2.24 1.83 1.55
Estimated net annual interest ______ ______ ______
income (cash)# ...................... $61.69 $62.10 $62.38
Estimated interest distribution# ...... 5.14 31.05 62.38
Estimated daily interest accrual# ..... .1713 .1725 .1732
Estimated current return#++ ........... 6.00% 6.04% 6.07%
Estimated long term return++ .......... 5.96% 6.00% 6.02%
Record dates .......................... 1st of Dec. 1 and Dec. 1
each month June 1
Interest distribution dates ........... 15th of Dec. 15 and Dec. 15
each month June 15

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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST
MULTI-STATE SERIES 42

VIRGINIA TRUST

SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL INFORMATION AS OF JUNE 30, 1994

Date of Deposit: November 19, 1992 Minimum Principal Distribution:
Principal Amount of Bonds ...$3,000,000 $1.00 per Unit.
Number of Units .............3,000 Weighted Average Life
Fractional Undivided Inter- to Maturity: 21.5 Years.
est in Trust per Unit .....1/3000 Minimum Value of Trust:
Principal Amount of Trust may be terminated if
Bonds per Unit ............$1,000 value of Trust is less than
Secondary Market Public $1,200,000 in principal
Offering Price** amount of Bonds.
Aggregate Bid Price Mandatory Termination Date:
of Bonds in Trust .......$2,933,642+++ The earlier of December 31,
Divided by 3,000 Units ....$977.88 2041 or the disposition of
Plus Sales Charge of 4.9% the last Bond in the Trust.
of Public Offering Price $50.38 Trustee***: United States
Public Offering Price Trust Company of New York.
per Unit ................$1,028.26+ Trustee's Annual Fee: Monthly
Redemption and Sponsor's plan $1.10 per $1,000; semi-
Repurchase Price annual plan $.63 per $1,000;
per Unit ..................$977.88+ and annual plan is $.36 per
+++ $1,000.
++++ Evaluator: Kenny S&P Evaluation
Excess of Secondary Market Services.
Public Offering Price Evaluator's Fee for Each
over Redemption and Evaluation: Minimum of $5
Sponsor's Repurchase plus $.25 per each issue of
Price per Unit ............$50.38++++ Bonds in excess of 50 issues
Difference between Public (treating separate maturities
Offering Price per Unit as separate issues).
and Principal Amount per Sponsors: Bear, Stearns & Co.
Unit Premium/(Discount) ...$28.26 Inc. and Gruntal & Co.
Evaluation Time: 4:00 p.m. Incorporated
New York Time. Sponsors' Annual Fee: Maximum
of $.25 per $1,000 principal
amount of Bonds (see "Trust
Expenses and Charges" in
Part B of this Prospectus).

PER UNIT INFORMATION BASED UPON INTEREST DISTRIBUTION PLAN ELECTED

Monthly Semi-Annual Annual
Option Option Option

Gross annual interest income# ......... $62.89 $62.89 $62.89
Less estimated annual fees and
expenses ............................ 2.20 1.65 1.40
Estimated net annual interest ______ ______ ______
income (cash)# ...................... $60.69 $61.24 $61.49
Estimated interest distribution# ...... 5.05 30.62 61.49
Estimated daily interest accrual# ..... .1685 .1701 .1708
Estimated current return#++ ........... 5.90% 5.96% 5.98%
Estimated long term return++ .......... 5.88% 5.93% 5.96%
Record dates .......................... 1st of Dec. 1 and Dec. 1
each month June 1
Interest distribution dates ........... 15th of Dec. 15 and Dec. 15
each month June 15

<PAGE>
* The Date of Deposit is the date on which the Trust Agreement was
signed and the deposit of the Bonds with the Trustee made.

** For information regarding offering price per unit and applicable
sales charge under the Total Reinvestment Plan, see "Total
Reinvestment Plan" in Part B of this Prospectus.

+ Plus accrued interest to expected date of settlement (approximately
five business days after purchase) of $10.67 monthly, $15.52 semi-
annually and $45.06 annually for the California Trust, $10.89
monthly, $15.99 semi-annually and $47.21 annually for the New York
Trust, and $11.16 monthly, $16.16 semi-annually and $49.92 annually
for the Virginia Trust.

++++ See "Comparison of Public Offering Price, Sponsor's Repurchase Price
and Redemption Price" in Part B of this Prospectus.

# Does not include accrual from original issue discount bonds, if any.

<PAGE>

INFORMATION REGARDING THE TRUSTS
AS OF JUNE 30, 1994

DESCRIPTION OF PORTFOLIOS

California Trust

Each Unit in the California Trust consists of a 1/2500th undivided
interest in the principal and net income of the Trust in the ratio of one
Unit for each $1,000.00 of principal amount of the Bonds currently held in
the Trust. The Sponsors have participated as a sole underwriter or
manager, co-manager or member of an underwriting syndicate from which none
of the initial aggregate principal amount of the Bonds were acquired. The
portfolio of the California Trust consists of 9 issues representing
obligations of 7 issuers located in California and 2 in Puerto Rico. None
of the Bonds are obligations of state and local housing authorities;
approximately 12% are hospital revenue bonds; and none were issued in
connection with the financing of nuclear generating facilities. None of
the Bonds are mortgage subsidy bonds. All of the Bonds are subject to
redemption prior to their stated maturity dates pursuant to sinking fund
or optional call provisions. The Bonds may also be subject to other
calls, which may be permitted or required by events which cannot be
predicted (such as destruction, condemnation, termination of a contract,
or receipt of excess or unanticipated revenues). One issue representing
$125,000 of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds is a general
obligation bond. All 8 of the remaining issues representing $2,375,000 of
the principal amount of the Bonds are payable from the income of a
specific project or authority and are not supported by the issuer's power
to levy taxes. The portfolio is divided for purpose of issue as follows:
Convention Center 1, Education 1, Highway 1, Hospital 1, Park
Redevelopment 1, Transit Facility 1, Transportation 1 and Water
Development 1. For an explanation of the significance of these factors
see "The State Trusts--Portfolios" in Part B of this Prospectus.

As of June 30, 1994, $125,000 (approximately 5% of the aggregate
principal amount of the Bonds) were original issue discount bonds. Of
these original issue discount bonds, $125,000 (approximately 5% of the
aggregate principal amount of the Bonds) were Zero Coupon Bonds. Zero
Coupon Bonds do not provide for the payment of any current interest and
provide for payment at maturity at par value unless sooner sold or
redeemed. The market value of Zero Coupon Bonds is subject to greater
fluctuations than coupon bonds in response to changes in interest rates.
None of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds in the Trust were
purchased at a "market" discount from par value at maturity, approximately
72.6% were purchased at a premium and approximately 22.4% were purchased
at par. For an explanation of the significance of these factors see "The
Portfolios--Discount and Zero Coupon Bonds" in Part B of this Prospectus.

None of the Bonds in the California Trust are subject to the Federal
individual alternative minimum tax under the Tax Reform Act of 1986. See
"Tax Status" in Part B of this Prospectus.

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New York Trust*

Each Unit in the New York Trust consists of a 1/2500th undivided
interest in the principal and net income of the Trust in the ratio of one
Unit for each $994.00 of principal amount of the Bonds currently held in
the Trust. The Sponsors have participated as a sole underwriter or
manager, co-manager or member of an underwriting syndicate from which none
of the initial aggregate principal amount of the Bonds were acquired. The
portfolio of the New York Trust consists of 9 issues representing
obligations of 8 issuers located in New York and 1 in Puerto Rico.
Approximately 10.8% of the Bonds are obligations of state and local
housing authorities; approximately 26% are hospital revenue bonds; and
none were issued in connection with the financing of nuclear generating
facilities. One of the issues comprising approximately 4.4% of the
aggregate principal amount of the Bonds is a mortgage subsidy bond. All
of the Bonds are subject to redemption prior to their stated maturity
dates pursuant to sinking fund or optional call provisions. The Bonds may
also be subject to other calls, which may be permitted or required by
events which cannot be predicted (such as destruction, condemnation,
termination of a contract, or receipt of excess or unanticipated
revenues). Two issues representing $605,000 of the principal amount of
the Bonds are general obligation bonds. All 7 of the remaining issues
representing $1,880,000 of the principal amount of the Bonds are payable
from the income of a specific project or authority and are not supported
by the issuer's power to levy taxes. The portfolio is divided for purpose
of issue as follows: Assistance Corporation 1, Highway 1, Hospital 2,
Multi-Family Housing 1, Single Family Mortgage Revenue 1, and Water and
Sewer 1. For an explanation of the significance of these factors see "The
State Trusts--Portfolios" in Part B of this Prospectus.

* Changes in the Trust Portfolio: From July 1, 1994 to September 23,
1994 $15,000 of the principal amount of the Bonds in portfolio no.
7a has been called and is no longer contained in the Trust. 30
Units have been redeemed from the Trust.

As of June 30, 1994, $410,000 (approximately 16.4% of the aggregate
principal amount of the Bonds) were original issue discount bonds. Of
these original issue discount bonds, $110,000 (approximately 4.4% of the
aggregate principal amount of the Bonds) were Zero Coupon Bonds. Zero
Coupon Bonds do not provide for the payment of any current interest and
provide for payment at maturity at par value unless sooner sold or
redeemed. The market value of Zero Coupon Bonds is subject to greater
fluctuations than coupon bonds in response to changes in interest rates.
None of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds in the Trust were
purchased at a "market" discount from par value at maturity, approximately
83.6% were purchased at a premium and none were purchased at par. For an
explanation of the significance of these factors see "The Portfolios--
Discount and Zero Coupon Bonds" in Part B of this Prospectus.

None of the Bonds in the New York Trust are subject to the federal
individual alternative minimum tax under the Tax Reform Act of 1986. See
"Tax Status" in Part B of this Prospectus.

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Virginia Trust

Each Unit in the Virginia Trust consists of a 1/3000th undivided
interest in the principal and net income of the Trust in the ratio of one
Unit for each $1,000.00 of principal amount of the Bonds currently held in
the Trust. The Sponsors have participated as a sole underwriter or
manager, co-manager or member of an underwriting syndicate from which none
of the initial aggregate principal amount of the Bonds were acquired. The
portfolio of the Virginia Trust consists of 8 issues representing
obligations of 7 issuers located in Virginia and 1 in Puerto Rico. None
of the Bonds are obligations of state and local housing authorities;
approximately 31.7% are hospital revenue bonds; and none were issued in
connection with the financing of nuclear generating facilities. One issue
comprising approximately 16.7% of the aggregate principal amount of the
Bonds in the trust is a mortgage subsidy bond. All of the Bonds are
subject to redemption prior to their stated maturity dates pursuant to
sinking fund or optional call provisions. The Bonds may also be subject
to other calls, which may be permitted or required by events which cannot
be predicted (such as destruction, condemnation, termination of a
contract, or receipt of excess or unanticipated revenues). None of the
Bonds are general obligation bonds. Eight issues representing $3,000,000
of the principal amount of the Bonds are payable from the income of a
specific project or authority and are not supported by the issuer's power
to levy taxes. The portfolio is divided for purpose of issue as follows:
Airport 1, Correctional Facility 1, Electric 1, Hospital 2, Single Family
Mortgage Revenue 1 and University 2. For an explanation of the
significance of these factors see "The State Trusts--Portfolios" in Part B
of this Prospectus.

As of June 30, 1994, $1,300,000 (approximately 43.3% of the
aggregate principal amount of the Bonds) were original issue discount
bonds. Of these original issue discount bonds, $150,000 (approximately 5%
of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds) were Zero Coupon Bonds.
Zero Coupon Bonds do not provide for the payment of any current interest
and provide for payment at maturity at par value unless sooner sold or
redeemed. The market value of Zero Coupon Bonds is subject to greater
fluctuations than coupon bonds in response to changes in interest rates.
None of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds in the Trust were
purchased at a "market" discount from par value at maturity, approximately
56.7% were purchased at a premium and none were purchased at par. For an
explanation of the significance of these factors see "The Portfolios--
Discount and Zero Coupon Bonds" in Part B of this Prospectus.

None of the Bonds in the Pennsylvania Trust are subject to the
federal individual alternative minimum tax under the Tax Reform Act of
1986. See "Tax Status" in Part B of this Prospectus.

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FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION

Selected data for each Unit outstanding for the periods listed below:

California Trust

June 30, 1993 2,500 $1,056.51 $20.30 $20.44 $5.75 -0-
June 30, 1994 2,500 1,023.79 58.20 58.78 -0- -0-

June 30, 1993 2,500 $1,042.11 $21.89 $22.02 $6.50 -0-
June 30, 1994 2,500 991.93 61.62 62.10 -0- -0-

Virginia Trust

June 30, 1993 3,000 $1,041.51 $21.15 $21.30 $6.00 -0-
June 30, 1994 3,000 991.78 60.60 61.23 -0- -0-

Independent Auditors' Report

The Sponsor, Trustee and Certificateholders
Municipal Securities Trust, Multi-State Series 42:

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets, including the
portfolios, of Municipal Securities Trust, Multi-State Series 42
(comprising, respectively, California Trust, New York Trust and Virginia
Trust) as of June 30, 1994, and the related statements of operations, and
changes in net assets for the year ended June 30, 1994 and the period
November 19, 1992 to June 30, 1993. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Trustee (see note 2). Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of each of the
respective trusts constituting the Municipal Securities Trust, Multi-State
Series 42 as of June 30, 1994, and the results of their operations and
the changes in their net assets for the the year ended June 30, 1994 and
the period November 19, 1992 to June 30, 1993 in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.

KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

New York, New York
September 15, 1994
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<TABLE>
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES, MULTISTATE SERIES 42

Statements of Net Assets

June 30, 1994
<CAPTION>
California New York Virginia
Trust Trust Trust
------------ ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Investments in marketable
securities, at market value (cost
$2,466,357, $2,415,759 and
$2,913,446, respectively) $ 2,522,153 2,440,779 2,933,642

Excess of other assets over
total liabilities 37,314 39,046 41,684
------------ ------------ ------------

Net assets (2,500, 2,500 and
3,000 units of fractional
undivided interest outstanding,
$1,023.79, $991.93 and $991.78
per unit, respectively) $ 2,559,467 2,479,825 2,975,326
============ ============ ============

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>

MUNICIPAL SECURITIES, MULTISTATE SERIES 42

CALIFORNIA TRUST

Statements of Operations
<CAPTION>
For the Period
Year ended November 19, 1992
June 30, 1994 to June 30, 1993
------------- -----------------
<S> <C> <C>
Investment income - interest $ 155,114 95,141
------------- -----------------

Expenses:
Trustee's fees 3,755 1,003
Evaluator's fees 1,493 65
Sponsor's advisory fee 620 73
------------- -----------------

Total expenses 5,868 1,141
------------- -----------------

Investment income, net 149,246 94,000

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
on investments (85,471) 141,267
------------- -----------------

Net increase in net
assets resulting
from operations $ 63,775 235,267
============= =================

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES, MULTISTATE SERIES 42

NEW YORK TRUST

Statements of Operations
<CAPTION>
For the Period
Year ended November 19, 1992
June 30, 1994 to June 30, 1993
--------------- ------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Investment income - interest $ 160,886 98,779
------------ ------------------

Expenses:
Trustee's fees 3,581 1,794
Evaluator's fees 1,817 -
Sponsor's advisory fee 620 73
------------ ------------------

Total expenses 6,018 1,867
------------ ------------------

Investment income, net 154,868 96,912

Realized gain on bonds sold or called 159 70
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
of investments (126,016) 151,036
------------ ------------------

Net increase in net
assets resulting
from operations $ 29,011 248,018
============ ==================

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES, MULTISTATE SERIES 42

VIRGINIA TRUST

Statements of Operations
<CAPTION>
For the Period
Year ended November 19, 1992
June 30,1994 to June 30, 1993
------------- ------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Investment income - interest $ 190,894 117,131
------------- ------------------

Expenses:
Trustee's fees 4,191 1,921
Evaluator's fees 1,492 265
Sponsor's advisory fee 760 88
------------- ------------------

Total expenses 6,443 2,274
------------- ------------------

Investment income, net 184,451 114,857

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
on investments (151,245) 171,441
------------- ------------------

Net increase in net
assets resulting
from operations $ 33,206 286,298
============= ==================

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES, MULTISTATE SERIES 42

CALIFORNIA TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets
<CAPTION>
For the Period
Year ended November 19, 1992
June 30,1994 to June 30, 1993
-------------- -------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Operations:
Investment income, net $ 149,246 94,000
Unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) for the period (85,471) 141,267
-------------- -------------------

Net increase in net
assets resulting
from operations 63,775 235,267
-------------- -------------------

Distributions to Certificateholders:
Investment income 145,573 50,768
Distribution to Sponsor of accrued
interest to date of settlement - 3,918
-------------- -------------------

Total distributions 145,573 54,686
-------------- -------------------

Total increase (decrease) (81,798) 180,581

Net assets at beginning of period 2,641,265 2,460,684
-------------- -------------------

Net assets at end of period (including
undistributed net investment
income of $42,987
and $39,314 respectively) $ 2,559,467 2,641,265
============== ===================

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES, MULTISTATE SERIES 42

NEW YORK TRUST

Statements of Changes in Net Assets
<CAPTION>
For the Period
Year ended November 19, 1992
June 30,1994 to June 30, 1993
------------ ------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Operations:
Investment income, net $ 154,868 96,912
Realized gain on bonds sold or called 159 70
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
of investments for the period (126,016) 151,036
------------ ------------------

Net increase in net
assets resulting
from operations 29,011 248,018
------------ ------------------

Distributions to Certificateholders:
Investment income 154,449 54,836
Distribution to Sponsor of accrued
interest to date of settlement - 3,551
------------ ------------------

Total distributions 154,449 58,387
------------ ------------------

Total increase (decrease) (125,438) 189,631

Net assets at beginning of period 2,605,263 2,415,632
------------ ------------------

Net assets at end of period (including
undistributed net investment
income of $38,832
and $38,505 respectively) $ 2,479,825 2,605,263
============ ==================

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES, MULTISTATE SERIES 42

VIRGINIA TRUST

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
of investments for the period (151,245) 171,441
------------- --------------------

Net increase in net
assets resulting
from operations 33,206 286,298
------------- --------------------

Distributions to Certificateholders:
Investment income 182,404 63,594
Distribution to sponsor of accrued
interest to date of settlement - 8,122
------------- --------------------

Total distributions 182,404 71,716
------------- --------------------

Total increase (decrease) (149,198) 214,582

Net assets at beginning of period 3,124,524 2,909,942
------------- --------------------

Net assets at end of period (including
undistributed net investment
income of $45,188
and $43,141, respectively) $ 2,975,326 3,124,524
============= ====================

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST, MULTI-STATE SERIES 42

Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 1994 and 1993

(1) Organization and Financial and Statistical Information

Municipal Securities Trust, Multi-State Series 42 (Trust) was
organized on November 19, 1992 by Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and
Gruntal Co., Incorporated (Co-Sponsors) under the laws of the State
of New York by a Trust Indenture and Agreement, and is registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

United States Trust Company of New York (Trustee) has custody of and
responsibility for the accounting records and financial statements of
the Trust and is responsible for establishing and maintaining a
system of internal control related thereto.

The discount on the zero-coupon bonds is accreted by the interest
method over the respective lives of the bonds. The accretion of such
discount is included in interest income; however, it is not
distributed until realized in cash upon maturity or sale of the
respective bonds.

Investments are carried at market value which is determined by either
Standard & Poor's Corporation or Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
(Evaluator) as discussed in Footnotes to Portfolio. The market value
of the investments is based upon the bid prices for the bonds at the
end of the period, except that the market value on the date of
deposit represents the cost to each state Trust based on the offering
prices for investments at that date. The difference between cost
(including accumulated accretion of original issue discount on zero-
coupon bonds) and market value is reflected as unrealized
appreciation (depreciation) of investments. Securities transactions
are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains (losses) from
securities transactions are determined on the basis of average cost
of the securities sold or redeemed.

(3) Income Taxes

The Trust is not subject to Federal income taxes as provided for by
the Internal Revenue Code.

(4) Trust Administration

The fees and expenses of the Trust are incurred and paid on the basis
set forth under "Trust Expenses and Charges" in Part B of this
Prospectus.

The Trust Indenture and Agreement provides for interest distributions
as often as monthly (depending upon the distribution plan elected by
the Certificateholders).

See "Financial and Statistical Information" in Part A of this
Prospectus for the amounts of per unit distributions during the year
ended June 30, 1994 and the period November 19, 1992 to June 30 1993.

The Trust Indenture and Agreement also requires the Trust to redeem
units tendered. No units have been redeemed by the three Trusts since
their inception.

(5) Net Assets

At June 30, 1994, the net assets of the Trust represented the
interests of Certificateholders as follows:

California New York Virginia
Trust Trust Trust

Original cost to
Certificateholders $ 2,587,470 2,540,097 3,059,876

Less initial gross
underwriting commission (126,786) (124,465) (149,934)

2,460,684 2,415,632 2,909,942
Accumulated cost of bonds
called or sold - (1,477) -

Net unrealized appreciation 55,796 25,020 20,196

Undistributed net
investment income 42,987 38,832 45,188

Undistributed proceeds from
bonds sold or called - 1,818 -

Total $ 2,559,467 2,479,825 2,975,326

The original cost to Certificateholders, less the initial gross
underwriting commission, represents the aggregate initial public
offering price net of the applicable sales charge on 2,500, 2,500 and
3,000 units of fractional undivided interest of the California Trust,
New York Trust and Virginia Trust, respectively, as of the date of
deposit.

Undistributed net investment income includes accumulated accretion of
original issue discount of $5,673, $1,604 and $3,504 for the California
Trust, the New York Trust and the Virginia Trust, respectively.
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<TABLE>
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST, MULTI-STATE SERIES 42
CALIFORNIA TRUST
Portfolio
June 30, 1994

<CAPTION>
Port- Aggregate Coupon Rate/ Redemption Feature
folio Principal Name of Issuer Ratings Date(s) of S.F.--Sinking Fund Market
No. Amount and Title of Bonds (1) Maturity(2) Ref.--Refunding(2) (7) Value(3)
- ----- ---------- ------------------------------ ------- ------------ ------------------------ ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1 $ 300,000 Coachilla Valley Ca. Wtr. A* 6.350% No Sinking Fund $ 310,239
District 1992 Certs. of Part. 10/01/2004 10/01/02 @ 102 Ref.
(Flood Control Project)
Imprvmt. District No. 71 (Storm
Wtr. District) (Riverside,
Imperial, & San Diego Cntys.
Ca.)

2 300,000 Desert Ca. Hosp. District AAA 6.250 No Sinking Fund 315,156
Insrd. Hosp. Rev. Certs. of 7/01/2003 7/01/02 @ 102 Ref.
Part. (Desert Hosp. Corp.
Project) Series 1992 (Capital
Guaranty)

3 350,000 Fresno Cnty. Ca. Certs. of A* 6.500 No Sinking Fund 355,317
Part. Fresno Unified Schl. 5/01/2006 5/01/00 @ 102 Ref.
District For Project Phase IX
Series 1992 B

4 300,000 Los Angeles Cnty. Ca. Trans. AA- 6.200 No Sinking Fund None 313,173
Cmmision. Propstion. C Sales 7/1/2004
Tax Rev. Bonds Second Sr. Bonds
Series 1992 A

5 300,000 Oakland Ca. Statewide Cmmntys. AAA 6.000 No Sinking Fund 308,526
Dev. Auth. 1992 Lease Rev. 10/01/2004 10/01/02 @ 102 Ref.
Bonds (City of Oakland Cnvntn.
Cntrs. Project) (AMBAC)

6 315,000 Orange Cnty. Ca.Trans. District A1* 6.750 12/01/00 @ 100 S.F. 325,912
Certs. of Part. (1990 Bus 12/01/2005 12/01/00 @ 101 Ref.
Acqstion. Project) Fincg. Corp.

7 120,000 City of Santa Monica Ca. Redev. A+ 6.200 No Sinking Fund 121,154
Agncy Ocean Park Redev. 7/01/2005 7/01/02 @ 102 Ref.
Projects Rev. Rfndg. Bonds
Series 1992

8 140,000 City of Santa Monica Ca. Redev. A+ 6.300 No Sinking Fund 141,238
Agncy Ocean Park Redev. 7/01/2006 7/01/02 @ 102 Ref.
Projects Rev. Rfndg. Bonds
Series 1992

9 250,000 P.R. Cmmnwlth. Hwy. Auth. Hwy. A 6.750 7/01/05 @ 100 S.F. 269,268
Rev. Rfndg. Bonds Series R 1990 7/01/2005 7/01/00 @ 102 Ref.

10 125,000 Cmmnwlth. of P.R. Pub. A 0.000 No Sinking Fund None 62,170
Imprvmnt. Genl. Oblig. Rfndg. 7/01/2006
Rev. Bonds Series 1988

---------- ---------
$ 2,500,000 $ 2,522,153
========== =========

See accompanying footnotes to Portfolio and notes to Financial Statements.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST, MULTI-STATE SERIES 42
NEW YORK TRUST
Portfolio
June 30, 1994

<CAPTION>
Port- Aggregate Coupon Rate/ Redemption Feature
folio Principal Name of Issuer Ratings Date(s) of S.F.--Sinking Fund Market
No. Amount and Title of Bonds (1) Maturity(2) Ref.--Refunding(2) (7) Value(3)
- ----- ---------- ------------------------------ ------- ------------ ------------------------ ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1 $ 255,000 N.Y. State Genl. Oblig. Rev. A* 6.875% No Sinking Fund $ 263,231
Bonds 3/01/2020 3/01/02 @ 102 Ref.

2 270,000 N.Y. State Hsg. Finc. Agncy. AAA 6.500 2/15/15 @ 100 S.F. 264,730
Insrd. Multi-Fam. Mtg. Hsg. 8/15/2024 8/15/02 @ 102 Ref.
Rev. Bonds 1992 Series C

3 250,000 N.Y. Local Gov. Assis. Corp. (A AAA 7.000 4/01/12 @ 100 S.F. 278,865
Pub. Benefit Corp. of the State 4/01/2016 4/01/01 @ 102 Ref.
of N.Y.) Rev. Bonds Series 1991
A (5)

4 350,000 N.Y. State Med. Care Facs. AA* 6.650 8/15/04 @ 100 S.F. 348,516
Finc. Agncy. Hosp. & Nrsg. Home 8/15/32 8/15/02 @ 102 Ref.
Insrd. Mtg. Rev. Bonds 1992
Series C

5 350,000 N.Y. City Genl. Oblig. Rev. A- 7.000 No Sinking Fund 362,509
Bonds Series C Subseries C1 8/01/2016 8/01/02 @ 101.5 Ref.

6 300,000 N.Y. City Muni. Wtr. Finc. A* 6.000 6/15/17 @ 100 S.F. 282,996
Auth. Wtr. & Swr. Sys. Rev. 6/15/2019 6/15/99 @ 100 Ref.
Bonds. Fiscal 1990 Series A

7 285,000 Oneida N.Y. Hlth. Care Corp. A 7.200 2/01/07 @ 100 S.F. 299,301
Mtg. Rev. Bonds (FHA Insrd. 8/01/2031 8/01/01 @ 102 Ref.
Mtg. Loan-Oneida Hlth. Care
Corp. Resdntl. Hlth. Care Fac.
Project) Series 1991 A

7a 15,000 Oneida N.Y. Hlth. Care Corp. A 7.200 2/01/07 @ 100 S.F. 15,000
Mtg. Rev. Bonds (FHA Insrd. 8/01/2031 8/01/94 @ 100 Ref.
Mtg. Loan-Oneida Hlth. Care
Corp. Resdntl. Hlth. Care Fac.
Project) Series 1991 A

8 60,000 P.R. Cmmnwlth. Hwy. & Trans. A 6.625 7/01/13 @ 100 S.F. 65,723
Auth. Hwy. Rev. Bonds (5) 7/01/2018 7/01/02 @ 101.5 Ref.

8a 240,000 P.R. Cmmnwlth. Hwy. & Trans. A 6.625 7/01/13 @ 100 S.F. 245,542
Auth. Hwy. Rev. Bonds (5) 7/01/2018 7/01/02 @ 101.5 Ref.

9 110,000 N.Y. State Mtg. Agncy. Hmownr. AA* 0.000 4/01/12 @ 52.88 S.F. 14,366
Mtg. Rev. Bonds 1989 Series II 4/01/2020 4/01/02 @ 23.845 Ref.

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$ 2,485,000 $ 2,440,779
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See accompanying footnotes to Portfolio and notes to Financial Statements.
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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST, MULTI-STATE SERIES 42
VIRGINIA TRUST
Portfolio
June 30, 1994
<CAPTION>
Port- Aggregate Coupon Rate/ Redemption Feature
folio Principal Name of Issuer Ratings Date(s) of S.F.--Sinking Fund Market
No. Amount and Title of Bonds (1) Maturity(2) Ref.--Refunding(2) (7) Value(3)
- ----- ---------- ------------------------------ ------- ------------ ------------------------ ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1 $ 500,000 Va. State Hsg. Dev. Auth. AA+ 6.900% 1/01/10 @ 100 S.F. $ 506,405
Cmmnwlth. Mtg. Rev. Bonds 7/01/2013 1/01/00 @ 102 Ref.
Series 1990 B

2 500,000 Albemarle Cnty. Va. Ind. Dev. A+ 6.500 10/01/13 @ 100 S.F. 498,645
Auth. Hlth. Servs. Rev. Bonds 10/01/2022 10/01/02 @ 102 Ref.
(The Univ. Of Va. Hlth. Servs.
Fndtion.) Series 1992

3 500,000 Arlington Cnty. Va. Ind. Dev. AAA* 7.000 9/01/06 @ 100 S.F. 557,610
Auth. Hosp. Rev. Bonds (The 9/01/2011 9/01/01 @ 102 Ref.
Arlington Hosp.) Series 1991 A
(5)

4 250,000 Harrisonburg Va. Redev. & Hsg. A1* 6.500 9/01/07 @ 100 S.F. 240,740
Auth. Pub. Fac. Lease Rev. 9/01/2014 9/01/01 @ 100 Ref.
Bonds (Rockingham Cnty. & City
of Harrisonburg Project) Series
1991

5 400,000 Loudoun Cnty. Va. Ind. Dev. A1* 6.250 5/15/13 @ 100 S.F. 393,228
Auth. Univ. Facs. Rev. Rfndg. 5/15/2022 5/15/02 @ 102 Ref.
Bonds (The George Washington
Univ.) Series 1992

6 250,000 Met. Wash. Va. Arpts. Auth. AAA 6.250 10/01/20 @ 100 S.F. 243,903
Arpt. Sys. Rev. Bonds Series 10/01/2021 10/01/02 @ 102 Ref.
1992 A (AMT) (MBIA Corp.)

7 450,000 Peninsula Ports Auth. of Va. AA* 6.625 7/01/11 @ 100 S.F. 459,059
Hlth Sys. Rev. & Rfndg. Bonds 7/01/2018 7/01/02 @ 102 Ref.
(Riverside Hlth. Sys. Project)
Series 1992-A

8 150,000 P.R. Elec. Pwr. Auth. Pwr. Rev. A- 0.000 No Sinking Fund None 34,052
Bonds Series 1989 O 7/01/2017

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$ 3,000,000 $ 2,933,642
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See accompanying footnotes to Portfolio and notes to Financial Statements.
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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST, MULTI-STATE SERIES 42

Footnotes to Portfolios

June 30, 1994

(1) All ratings are by Standard & Poor's Corporation, except for those
identified by an asterisk (*) which are by Moody's Investors Service,
Inc. A brief description of the ratings symbols and their meanings
is set forth under "Description of Bond Ratings" in Part B of this
Prospectus.

(2) See "The Trust - Portfolio" in Part B of this Prospectus for an
explanation of redemption features. See "Tax Status" in Part B of
this Prospectus for a statement of the Federal tax consequences to a
Certificateholder upon the sale, redemption or maturity of a bond.

(3) At June 30, 1994, the net unrealized appreciation of all the bonds
was comprised of the following:

California New York Virginia

Gross unrealized appreciation $ 55,796 $ 37,385 $ 41,123
Gross unrealized depreciation - (12,365) (20,927)

Net unrealized appreciation $ 55,796 $ 25,020 $ 20,196

(4) The annual interest income (excluding accretion of original issue
discount on zero-coupon bonds), based upon bonds held at June 30,
1994, to the Municipal Securities Trust, Multi-State Series 42 is
$151,548, $159,831 and $188,688 for the California Trust, New York
Trust and Virginia Trust, respectively.

(5) The bond have been prerefunded and will be redeemed at the next
refunding call date

(6) Bonds sold or called after June 30, 1994 are noted in a footnote
"Changes in Trust Portfolio" under "Description of Portfolio" in Part
A of this Prospectus.

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Note: Part B of This Prospectus May Not Be
Distributed Unless Accompanied by Part A.

Please Read and Retain Both Parts
of the Prospectus for Future Reference.

MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST

Prospectus Part B
Dated: October 28, 1994

THE TRUST

Organization

"Municipal Securities Trust" (the "Trust") consists of several
separate "unit investment trusts," designated as set forth in Part A.*
The Trust was created under the laws of the State of New York pursuant to
a Trust Indenture and Agreement** (collectively, the "Trust Agreement"),
dated the Date of Deposit, among Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Gruntal &
Co., Incorporated (sometimes referred to as the "Sponsor" or the
"Sponsors"), as Sponsors, Kenny S&P Evaluation Services, as Evaluator, and
United States Trust Company of New York, as Trustee. The Trust, including
each State Trust, will be administered as a distinct entity with separate
certificates, expenses, books and records.

* This Part B relates to the outstanding series of Municipal
Securities Trust, Municipal Securities Trust Discount Series or
Multi-State Series which may include California Trust, New York
Trust, Pennsylvania Trust and/or Virginia Trust (collectively, the
"State Trusts") as reflected in Part A attached hereto.

** References in this Prospectus to the Trust Agreement are qualified
in their entirety by the respective Trust Indentures and Agreements
which are incorporated herein by reference.

On the Date of Deposit the Sponsors deposited with the Trustee long-
term bonds, including delivery statements relating to contracts for the
purchase of certain such bonds (the "Bonds"), and cash or irrevocable
letters of credit issued by a major commercial bank in the amount required
for such purchases. Thereafter, the Trustee, in exchange for the Bonds so
deposited, delivered to the Sponsors the Certificates evidencing the
ownership of all Units of the Trust. The Trust consists of the interest-
bearing bonds described under "The Trust" in Part A of this Prospectus,
the interest on which is, in the opinions of bond counsel to the
respective issuers given at the time of original delivery of the Bonds,
currently exempt from regular federal income tax under existing law.

Each "Unit" outstanding on the Evaluation Date represented an
undivided interest or pro rata share in the principal and interest of each
Trust in the ratio of one Unit to the principal amount of Bonds in such
Trust on such date as specified in Part A of this Prospectus. To the
extent that any Units are redeemed by the Trustee, the fractional
undivided interest or pro rata share in each Trust represented by each
unredeemed Unit of each Trust will increase, although the actual interest
in each Trust represented by such fraction will remain unchanged. Units
will remain outstanding until redeemed upon tender to the Trustee by Cer-
tificateholders, which may include the Sponsors, or until the termination
of the Trust Agreement.

Objectives

Each Trust, each one of a series of similar but separate unit
investment trusts formed by the Sponsors, offers investors the opportunity
to participate in a portfolio of long-term tax-exempt bonds, which may
consist of deep "market" discount and original issue discount bonds, with
a greater diversification than they might be able to acquire themselves.
The objectives of each Trust are to preserve capital and to provide
interest income which, in the opinions of bond counsel to the respective
issuers given at the time of original delivery of the Bonds, is, with
certain exceptions, exempt from regular federal income tax and with
respect to the State Trust from present income taxes of the State for
which each State Trust is named for residents thereof. Such interest
income may, however, be subject to the federal corporate alternative
minimum tax and to state and local taxes in other jurisdictions.
Investors should be aware that there is no assurance each Trust's
objectives will be achieved because these objectives are dependent on the
continuing ability of the issuers of the Bonds to meet their interest and
principal payment requirements, on the continuing satisfaction of the
Bonds of the conditions required for the exemptions of interest thereon
from regular federal income tax and on the market value of the Bonds,
which can be affected by fluctuations in interest rates and other factors.

Since disposition of Units prior to final liquidation of the Trust
may result in an investor receiving less than the amount paid for such
Units (see "Comparison of Public Offering Price, Sponsors' Repurchase
Price and Redemption Price"), the purchase of a Unit should be looked upon
as a long-term investment. Neither the Trust nor the Total Reinvestment
Plan is designed to be a complete investment program.

The Portfolios--General

All of the Bonds in each Trust were rated "A" or better by Standard
& Poor's Corporation or Moody's Investors Service, Inc. at the time
originally deposited in the Trust. For a list of the ratings of each Bond
on the Evaluation Date, see "Description of Portfolio" in Part A of this
Prospectus.

For information regarding (i) the number of issues in each Trust,
(ii) the range of fixed maturity of the Bonds, (iii) the number of issues
payable from the income of a specific project or authority and (iv) the
number of issues constituting general obligations of a government entity,
see "The Trust" and "Description of Portfolio" in Part A of this
Prospectus.

When selecting Bonds for each Trust, the following factors, among
others, were considered by the Sponsors on the Date of Deposit: (a) the
quality of the Bonds and whether such Bonds were rated "A" or better by
Standard & Poor's Corporation or Moody's Investors Service, Inc., (b) the
yield and price of the Bonds relative to other tax-exempt securities of
comparable quality and maturity, (c) income to the Certificateholders of
each Trust, (d) the diversification of each Trust's portfolio, as to
purpose of issue and location of issuer, taking into account the
availability in the market of issues which meet each Trust's quality,
rating, yield and price criteria and (e) the existence of "market"
discount and original issue discount. Subsequent to the Evaluation Date,
a Bond may cease to be rated or its rating may be reduced below that
specified above. Neither event requires an elimination of such Bond from
a Trust but may be considered in the Sponsors' determination to direct the
Trustee to dispose of the Bond. See "Portfolio Supervision." For an
interpretation of the bond ratings, see "Description of Bond Ratings."

Housing Bonds. Some of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds
may consist of obligations of state and local housing authorities whose
revenues are primarily derived from mortgage loans to rental housing
projects for low to moderate income families. Since such obligations are
usually not general obligations of a particular state or municipality and
are generally payable primarily or solely from rents and other fees,
adverse economic developments including failure or inability to increase
rentals, fluctuations of interest rates and increasing construction and
operating costs may reduce revenues available to pay existing obligations.
See "Description of Portfolio" in Part A for the amount of rental housing
bonds contained therein.

Hospital Revenue Bonds. Some of the aggregate principal amount of
the Bonds may consist of hospital revenue bonds. Ratings of hospital
bonds are often initially based on feasibility studies which contain
projections of occupancy levels, revenues and expenses. Actual experience
may vary considerably from such projections. A hospital's gross receipts
and net income will be affected by future events and conditions including,
among other things, demand for hospital services and the ability of the
hospital to provide them, physicians' confidence in hospital management
capability, economic developments in the service area, competition,
actions by insurers and governmental agencies and the increased cost and
possible unavailability of malpractice insurance. Additionally, a major
portion of hospital revenue typically is derived from federal or state
programs such as Medicare and Medicaid which have been revised
substantially in recent years and which are undergoing further review at
the state and federal level.

The health care delivery system is undergoing considerable
alteration and consolidation. Consistent with that trend, the ownership
or management of a hospital or health care facility may change, which
could result in (i) an early redemption of bonds, (ii) alteration of the
facilities financed by the Bonds or which secure the Bonds, (iii) a change
in the tax exempt status of the Bonds or (iv) an inability to produce
revenues sufficient to make timely payment of debt service on the Bonds.

Proposals for significant changes in the health care system and the
present programs for third party payment of health care costs are under
consideration in Congress and many States. Future legislation or changes
in the areas noted above, among other things, would affect all hospitals
to varying degrees and, accordingly, any adverse change in these areas may
affect the ability of such issuers to make payment of principal and
interest on such bonds. See "Description of Portfolio" in Part A for the
amount of hospital revenue bonds contained therein.

Nuclear Power Facility Bonds. Certain Bonds may have been issued in
connection with the financing of nuclear generating facilities. In view
of recent developments in connection with such facilities, legislative and
administrative actions have been taken and proposed relating to the
development and operation of nuclear generating facilities. The Sponsors
are unable to predict whether any such actions or whether any such
proposals or litigation, if enacted or instituted, will have an adverse
impact on the revenues available to pay the debt service on the Bonds in
the portfolio issued to finance such nuclear projects. See "Description
of Portfolio" in Part A for the amount of bonds issued to finance nuclear
generating facilities contained therein.

Mortgage Subsidy Bonds. Certain Bonds may be "mortgage subsidy
bonds" which are obligations of which all or a significant portion of the
proceeds are to be used directly or indirectly for mortgages on owner-
occupied residences. Section 103A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954,
as amended, provided as a general rule that interest on "mortgage subsidy
bonds" will not be exempt from Federal income tax. An exception is
provided for certain "qualified mortgage bonds." Qualified mortgage bonds
are bonds that are used to finance owner-occupied residences and that meet
numerous statutory requirements. These requirements include certain
residency, ownership, purchase price and target area requirements, ceiling
amounts for state and local issuers, arbitrage restrictions and (for bonds
issued after December 31, 1984) certain information reporting,
certification, public hearing and policy statement requirements. In the
opinions of bond counsel to the issuing governmental authorities, interest
on all the Bonds in a Trust that might be deemed "mortgage subsidy bonds"
will be exempt from Federal income tax when issued. See "Description of
Portfolio" in Part A for the amount of mortgage subsidy Bonds contained
therein.

Mortgage Revenue Bonds. Certain Bonds may be "mortgage revenue
bonds." Under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code")
(and under similar provisions of the prior tax law) "mortgage revenue
bonds" are obligations the proceeds of which are used to finance owner-
occupied residences under programs which meet numerous statutory
requirements relating to residency, ownership, purchase price and target
area requirements, ceiling amounts for state and local issuers, arbitrage
restrictions, and certain information reporting certification, and public
hearing requirements. There can be no assurance that additional federal
legislation will not be introduced or that existing legislation will not
be further amended, revised, or enacted after delivery of these Bonds or
that certain required future actions will be taken by the issuing
governmental authorities, which action or failure to act could cause
interest on the Bonds to be subject to federal income tax. If any portion
of the Bonds proceeds are not committed for the purpose of the issue,
Bonds in such amount could be subject to earlier mandatory redemption at
par, including issues of Zero Coupon Bonds (see "Discount and Zero Coupon
Bonds"). See "Description of Portfolio" in Part A for the amount of
mortgage revenue bonds contained therein.

Private Activity Bonds. The portfolio of the Trust may contain
other Bonds which are "private activity bonds" (often called Industrial
Revenue Bonds ("IRBs") if issued prior to 1987) which would be primarily
of two types: (1) Bonds for a publicly owned facility which a private
entity may have a right to use or manage to some degree, such as an
airport, seaport facility or water system and (2) facilities deemed owned
or beneficially owned by a private entity but which were financed with
tax-exempt bonds of a public issuer, such as a manufacturing facility or a
pollution control facility. In the case of the first type, bonds are
generally payable from a designated source of revenues derived from the
facility and may further receive the benefit of the legal or moral
obligation of one or more political subdivisions or taxing jurisdictions.
In most cases of project financing of the first type, receipts or revenues
of the Issuer are derived from the project or the operator or from the
unexpended proceeds of the bonds. Such revenues include user fees,
service charges, rental and lease payments, and mortgage and other loan
payments.

The second type of issue will generally finance projects which are
owned by or for the benefit of, and are operated by, corporate entities.
Ordinarily, such private activity bonds are not general obligations of
governmental entities and are not backed by the taxing power of such
entities, and are solely dependent upon the creditworthiness of the
corporate user of the project or corporate guarantor.

The private activity bonds in the Trust have generally been issued
under bond resolutions, agreements or trust indentures pursuant to which
the revenues and receipts payable under the issuer's arrangements with the
users or the corporate operator of a particular project have been assigned
and pledged to the holders of the private activity bonds. In certain
cases a mortgage on the underlying project has been assigned to the
holders of the private activity bonds or a trustee as additional security.
In addition, private activity bonds are frequently directly guaranteed by
the corporate operator of the project or by another affiliated company.
See "Description of Portfolio" in Part A for the amount of private
activity bonds contained therein.

Litigation. Litigation challenging the validity under state
constitutions of present systems of financing public education has been
initiated in a number of states. Decisions in some states have been
reached holding such school financing in violation of state constitutions.
In addition, legislation to effect changes in public school financing has
been introduced in a number of states. The Sponsors are unable to predict
the outcome of the pending litigation and legislation in this area and
what effect, if any, resulting change in the sources of funds, including
proceeds from property taxes applied to the support of public schools, may
have on the school bonds in each Trust.

As of the date of this Prospectus, the Sponsors have not been
notified or made aware of any litigation pending with respect to any Bonds
which might reasonably be expected to have a material effect on a Trust
other than that which is discussed under "The Trust" or "The State
Trusts." Such litigation as, for example, suits challenging the issuance
of pollution control revenue bonds under recently enacted environmental
protection statutes may affect the validity of such Bonds or the tax-free
nature of the interest thereon. At any time after the date of this
Prospectus, litigation may be instituted on a variety of grounds with
respect to the Bonds in the Trust. The Sponsors are unable to predict
whether any such litigation may be instituted or, if instituted, whether
it will have a material adverse effect on a Trust.

Other Factors. The Bonds in the Trust, despite their optional
redemption provisions which generally do not take effect until 10 years
after the original issuance dates of such bonds (often referred to as "ten
year call protection"), do contain provisions which require the issuer to
redeem such obligations at par from unused proceeds of the issue within a
stated period. In recent periods of declining interest rates there have
been increased redemptions of bonds, particularly housing bonds, pursuant
to such redemption provisions. In addition, the Bonds in the Trusts are
also subject to mandatory redemption in whole or in part at par at any
time that voluntary or involuntary prepayments of principal on the
underlying collateral are made to the trustee for such bonds or that the
collateral is sold by the bond issuer. Prepayments of principal tend to
be greater in periods of declining interest rates; it is possible that
such prepayments could be sufficient to cause a bond to be redeemed
substantially prior to its stated maturity date, earliest call date or
sinking fund redemption date.

The Bonds may also be subject to other calls, which may be permitted
or required by events which cannot be predicted (such as destruction,
condemnation, or termination of a contract).

In 1976 the federal bankruptcy laws were amended so that an
authorized municipal debtor could more easily seek federal court
protection to assist in reorganizing its debts so long as certain
requirements were met. Historically, very few financially troubled
municipalities have sought court assistance for reorganizing their debts;
notwithstanding, the Sponsors are unable to predict to what extent
financially troubled municipalities may seek court assistance in
reorganizing their debts in the future and, therefore, what effect, if
any, the applicable federal bankruptcy law provisions will have on the
Trusts.

The Trust may also include "moral obligation" bonds. Under statutes
applicable to such bonds, if an issuer is unable to meet its obligations,
the repayment of such bonds becomes a moral commitment but not a legal
obligation of the state or municipality in question. See "Portfolio" and
"The Trust" or "The State Trust" in Part A of this Prospectus for the
amount of moral obligation bonds contained in each Trust's portfolio.

Certain of the Bonds in each Trust are subject to redemption prior
to their stated maturity dates pursuant to sinking fund or call
provisions. A sinking fund is a reserve fund appropriated specifically
toward the retirement of a debt. A callable bond is one which is subject
to redemption or refunding prior to maturity at the option of the issuer.
A refunding is a method by which a bond is redeemed at or before maturity
from the proceeds of a new issue of bonds. In general, call provisions
are more likely to be exercised when the offering side evaluation of a
bond is at a premium over par than when it is at a discount from par. A
listing of the sinking fund and call provisions, if any, with respect to
each of the Bonds in each Trust is contained under the "Portfolio" for
such Trust in Part A of this Prospectus. Certificateholders will realize
a gain or loss on the early redemption of such Bonds, depending upon
whether the price of such Bonds is at a discount from or at a premium over
par at the time the Certificateholders Purchase their Units.

Neither the Sponsors nor the Trustee shall be liable in any way for
any default, failure or defect in any of the Bonds. Because certain of
the Bonds from time to time may be redeemed or will mature in accordance
with their terms or may be sold under certain circumstances, no assurance
can be given that each Trust will retain its present size and composition
for any length of time. The proceeds from the sale of a Bond in a Trust
or from the exercise of any redemption or call provision will be
distributed to Certificateholders of such Trust, except to the extent such
proceeds are applied to meet redemptions of Units. See "Trustee
Redemption."

Puerto Rico Bonds. Certain of the Bonds in the portfolio may be
general obligations and/or revenue bonds of issuers located in Puerto Rico
which will be affected by general economic conditions in Puerto Rico. The
economy of Puerto Rico is closely integrated with that of the mainland
United States. During fiscal year 1993, approximately 86% of Puerto
Rico's exports were to the United States mainland, which was also the
source of 69% of Puerto Rico's imports. In fiscal 1993, Puerto Rico
experienced a $2.5 billion positive adjusted trade balance. The economy
of Puerto Rico is dominated by the manufacturing and service sectors. The
manufacturing sector has experienced a basic change over the years as a
result of increased emphasis on higher wage, high technology industries
such as pharmaceuticals, electronics, computers, microprocessors,
professional and scientific instruments, and certain high technology
machinery and equipment. The service sector, including finance, insurance
and real estate, also plays a major role in the economy. It ranks second
only to manufacturing in contribution to the gross domestic product and
leads all sectors in providing employment. In recent years, the service
sector has experienced significant growth in response to and paralleling
the expansion of the manufacturing sector. Since fiscal 1987, personal
income has increased consistently in each fiscal year. In fiscal 1993,
aggregate personal income was $24.1 billion ($20.6 billion in 1987 prices)
and personal income per capita was $6,760 ($5,767 in 1987 prices).
Personal income includes transfer payments to individuals in Puerto Rico
under various social programs. Total federal payments to Puerto Rico,
which include many types in addition to federal transfer payments, are
lower on a per capita basis in Puerto Rico than in any state. Transfer
payments to individuals in fiscal 1993 were $5.3 billion, of which $3.6
billion, or 67.6%, represent entitlement to individuals who had previously
performed services or made contributions under programs such as Social
Security, Veterans Benefits and Medicare. The number of persons employed
in Puerto Rico during fiscal 1994 averaged 1,011,000. Unemployment,
although at a low level compared to the late 1970s, remains above the
average for the United States. In fiscal 1994, the unemployment rate in
Puerto Rico was 15.9%. Puerto Rico's decade-long economic expansion
continued throughout the five-year period from fiscal 1989 through fiscal
1993. Almost every sector of its economy was affected and record levels
of employment were achieved. Factors behind this expansion include
Commonwealth sponsored economic development programs, the relatively
stable prices of oil imports, the continued growth of the United States
economy, periodic declines in exchange value of the United States dollar
and the relatively low cost borrowing during the period. Real gross
product (adjusted to reflect 1987 prices) amounted to approximately
$20.07 billion in fiscal 1993, or 3.1% above the fiscal 1992 level. The
Puerto Rico Planning Board's economic activity index, a composite index
for thirteen economic indicators, increased 1.6% in fiscal 1994 compared
to fiscal 1993, which period showed an increase of 1.4% over fiscal 1992.
Growth in the Puerto Rico economy in fiscal 1994 and 1995 depends on
several factors, including the state of the United States economy and the
relative stability in the price of oil imports, the exchange value of the
U.S. dollar and the cost of borrowing.

Discount and Zero Coupon Bonds

The Trust portfolios may contain original issue discount bonds. The
original issue discount, which is the difference between the initial issue
price of the Bonds and the face value, is deemed to accrue on a daily
basis and the accrued portion will be treated as tax-exempt interest
income for regular federal income tax purposes. Upon sale or redemption,
any gain realized that is in excess of the earned portion of original
issue discount will be taxable as capital gain. See "Tax Status." The
current value of an original issue discount bond reflects the present
value of its face amount at maturity. The market value tends to increase
more slowly in early years and in greater increments as the Bonds approach
maturity. Of these original issue discount bonds, a portion of the
aggregate principal amount of the Bonds in each Trust may be Zero Coupon
Bonds. Zero Coupon Bonds do not provide for the payment of any current
interest and provide for payment at maturity at face value unless sooner
sold or redeemed. The market value of Zero Coupon Bonds is subject to
greater fluctuations than coupon bonds in response to changes in interest
rates. Zero Coupon Bonds generally are subject to redemption at compound
accredited value based on par value at maturity. Because the issuer is
not obligated to make current interest payments, Zero Coupon Bonds may be
less likely to be redeemed than coupon bonds issued at a similar interest
rate. See "Description of Portfolios" in Part A for the aggregate
principal amount of original issue discount bonds in each Trust's
portfolio.

The Trust portfolios may also contain Bonds that were purchased at
deep "market" discount from par value at maturity. This is because the
coupon interest rates on the discount Bonds at the time they were
purchased and deposited in the Trust were lower than the current market
interest rates for newly issued bonds of comparable rating and type. At
the time of issuance the discount Bonds were for the most part issued at
then current coupon interest rates. The current returns (coupon interest
income as a percentage of market price) of discount bonds will be lower
than the current returns of comparably rated bonds of similar type newly
issued at current interest rates because discount bonds tend to increase
in market value as they approach maturity and the full principal amount
becomes payable. A discount bond held to maturity will have a larger
portion of its total return in the form of capital gain and less in the
form of tax-exempt interest income than a comparable bond newly issued at
current market rates. Gain on the disposition of a Bond purchased at a
market discount generally will be treated as ordinary income, rather than
capital gain, to the extent of accrued market discount. Discount bonds
with a longer term to maturity tend to have a higher current yield and a
lower current market value than otherwise comparable bonds with a shorter
term to maturity. If interest rates rise, the value of the bonds will
decrease; and if interest rates decline, the value of the bonds will
increase. The discount does not necessarily indicate a lack of market
confidence in the issuer.

THE STATE TRUSTS

The Sponsor believes the information summarized below describes some
of the more significant events relating to the State Trusts. Sources of
such information are the official statements of issuers located in the
states of the State Trusts which have been issued in connection with debt
offerings by such states, as well as other publicly available documents
and information. While the Sponsor has not independently verified such
information, it has no reason to believe it is not correct in all material
respects.

California Trust

Because the California Trust invests in California issues, it is
susceptible to political, economic, regulatory or other factors affecting
issuers of California municipal securities. The following information
constitutes only a brief summary of a number of the complex factors which
may have an impact on issuers of California municipal securities and does
not purport to be a complete or exhaustive description of all adverse
conditions to which issuers of California municipal securities may be
subject. Additionally, many factors, including national, economic, social
and environmental policies and conditions, which are not within the
control of such issuers, could have an adverse impact on the financial
condition of such issuers. The California Trust cannot predict whether or
to what extent such factors or other factors may affect the issuers of
California municipal securities, the market value or marketability of such
securities or the ability of the respective issuers of such securities
acquired by the California Trust to pay interest on or principal of such
securities. Further, the creditworthiness of obligations issued by local
California issuers may be unrelated to the creditworthiness of obligations
issued by the State of California.

Bonds in the California Trust include primarily debt obligations of
the State of California and its subdivisions issued to obtain funds for
various public purposes, including the construction of a wide range of
public facilities such as airports, bridges, highways, housing, hospitals,
mass transportation, schools, streets and water and sewer works. Other
purposes for which said Bonds may be issued include the refunding of
outstanding obligations, the obtaining of funds for general operating
expenses, or the obtaining of funds to lend to public or private
institutions for the construction of facilities such as educational,
hospital and housing facilities. In addition, certain types of bonds may
be issued by California public authorities to finance privately operated
housing facilities and certain local facilities for water supply, gas,
electricity or sewage or solid waste disposal.

California's economy is the largest among the 50 states and one of
the largest in the world. The State's July 1, 1993 population of almost
32 million represents more than 12.0 percent of the total United States
population. Total employment is about 14.0 million, the majority of which
is in the service, trade and manufacturing sectors.

Recent California Economic Trends

Since the start of the 1990-91 Fiscal Year (July 1 - June 30),
California has faced the worst economic, fiscal and budget conditions
since the 1930s. Construction, manufacturing (especially aerospace),
exports and financial services, among others, have all been severely
affected.

Job losses have been the worst of any post-war recession and have
continued through the end of 1993. The State Department of Finance (the
"Department of Finance") projects that non-farm employment levels will be
stable in 1994 and show modest growth in 1995, but pre-recession job
levels are not expected to be reached for several more years.
Unemployment is expected to remain well above the national average through
1994. The Department of Finance foresees slow recovery from the recession
in California beginning in 1994. Both the California and national
economic recoveries are much weaker than in previous business cycles, and
could be harmed by several factors, including rising interest rates.

California has lost over 850,000 payroll jobs, making this by far
the longest and deepest downturn of the post-World War II era. By
contrast, in both the 1969-70 and 1981-82 recessions, the State had
recovered its job losses by two years after the start of the recession.

Major cuts in federal defense spending are now recognized as the
main source of the recession and the largest obstacle to recovery. This
year and for the next several years to come, the principal question in the
California outlook is when and whether other elements in the State's
economy can muster sufficient strength to overcome the continuing drag of
defense cuts.

The State's tax revenue experience clearly reflects sharp declines
in employment, income and retail sales on a scale not seen in over 50
years. The May 1994 Revision to the 1994-95 Governor's Budget, released
May 20, 1994 (the "May Revision"), assumes the State will start to recover
from recessionary conditions in 1994, with a modest upturn beginning in
1994 and continuing in 1995, a year later than predicted in the May 1993
Department of Finance economic projection. Pre-recession job levels are
not expected to be reached until 1997.

National Economic Trends

Economic recovery is apparently proceeding at a steady pace for the
nation as a whole. The May Revision economic forecast for the United
States is moderately higher, reflecting both improved prospects and upward
revisions in several major data series.

The recovery gained momentum in the last quarter of 1993, with GDP
expanding at a 7 percent rate. This was stronger than assumed for the
Budget forecast in January, 1993. Strength in the recovery has been
reflected in car sales, housing starts, job gains, industrial production
and corporate profits. Business investment in equipment has strengthened
beyond that expected for the Budget forecast. Inflation remains under
control, and appears to be coming in lower than previously forecast.

On the downside, investment in nonresidential structures is coming
in weaker than anticipated. Federal spending for both defense and
nondefense programs has fallen more rapidly than forecast previously, and
a surge in imports has contributed to a large foreign trade deficit.
California's Northridge Earthquake was reflected in national data,
although the effect was far smaller and more temporary for the United
States than it will be for the State.

Gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter of 1994 grew at
essentially the rate forecast late last year. For all of 1994, however,
real GDP is now expected to grow by 3.6 percent. Growth for 1995 is
expected to be reduced as concerns mount over the impact of higher
interest rates.

Although assumptions underlying various forecasts included rising
interest rates, policy moves by the Federal Reserve in recent months have
pushed rates up faster than expected. The mortgage rate is of particular
concern. There are reports that housing activity resales, refinancings,
and new building is already slowing down. It will be difficult to keep
the recovery going if rates edge higher in coming months.

Another downside risk is the as yet unresolved issue of health care
coverage and costs. Both interest rates and the health care question are
critical factors for job creation. Small businesses, in particular, could
be adversely affected by rising health costs, and it is this sector which
creates many of the new jobs during an economic upturn.

California Economy

There is growing evidence that California is showing signs of an
economic turnaround, and the May Revision forecast is revised up from the
January Budget forecast. Since the January Budget forecast, 1993 nonfarm
employment has been revised upward by 31,000. Employment in the early
months of 1994 has shown encouraging signs of growth, several months
sooner than was contemplated in the January Budget forecast. Between
December and April, payrolls were up by 50,000 jobs. The Northridge
Earthquake may have dampened economic activity briefly during late January
and February, but the rebuilding effects are now adding a small measure of
stimulus.

Sectors which are contributing to California's recovery include
construction and related manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade,
transportation and several service industries such as amusements and
recreation, business services and management consulting. Electronics is
showing modest growth and the rate of decline in aerospace manufacturing
is slowly diminishing. These trends are expected to continue, and by next
year, much of the restructuring in the finance and utilities industries
should be nearly completed. Thus, the State's recovery should gain
momentum over the next two years.

As a result of these factors, average 1994 nonfarm employment is now
forecast to maintain 1993 levels compared to a projected 0.6 percent
decline in the January budget. 1995 employment is expected to be up 1.6
percent, compared to 0.7 percent in the January budget.

The Northridge Earthquake resulted in a downward revision of this
year's personal income growth from 4.0 percent in the January Budget to
3.6 percent. However, this decline is more than explained by the $5.5
billion charge against rental and proprietor's incomes equal to 0.8
percent of total income reflecting uninsured damage from the quake. Next
year, without the quake effects, incomes grow 6.1 percent, compared to 5
percent in the January Budget. Without these quake effects, income growth
was little changed in the May Revision compared to the January forecast
contained in the Governor's Proposed Budget.

The housing forecast remains essentially unchanged. Although
existing home sales have strengthened and subdivision surveys indicated
increased new home sales, building permits are up only slightly from
recession lows. Gains are expected in the months ahead, but higher
mortgage interest rates will dampen the upturn. Essentially, the
earthquake adds a few thousand units to the forecast, but this effect is
offset by higher interest rates.

Interest rates represent one of several downside risks to the
forecast. The rise in interest rates has occurred more rapidly than
contemplated in the January Budget forecast. In addition to affecting
housing, higher rates may also dampen consumer spending, given the high
proportion of California homeowners with adjustable-rate mortgages. The
May Revision forecast includes a further rise in the Federal Funds rate to
nearly 5 percent by the beginning of 1995. Should rates rise more
steeply, housing and consumer spending would be adversely affected.

The employment upturn is still tenuous. The Employment Development
Department revised down February's employment gain and March was revised
to a small decline. Unemployment rates in California have historically
been volatile since January ranging from a high of 10.1 percent to a low
of 8.6 percent. The small sample size coupled with changes made to the
survey instrument in January contribute to this volatility.

The State. The recession has seriously affected State tax revenues,
which basically mirror economic conditions. It has also caused increased
expenditures for health and welfare programs. The State has also been
facing a structural imbalance in its budget with the largest programs
supported by the General Fund K-12 schools and community colleges, health
and welfare, and corrections growing at rates higher than the growth rates
for the principal revenue sources of the General Fund. As a result, the
State has experienced recurring budget deficits. The State Controller
reports that expenditures exceeded revenues for four of the five fiscal
years ending with 1991-92 and were essentially equal in 1992-93. By June
30, 1993, according to the Department of Finance, the State's Special Fund
for Economic Uncertainties had a deficit, on a budget basis, of
approximately $2.8 billion. The 1993-94 Budget Act incorporated a Deficit
Retirement and Reduction Plan to repay this deficit over two fiscal years.
The original budget for 1993-94 reflected revenues which exceeded
expenditures by approximately $2.0 billion. As a result of the continuing
recession, the excess of revenues over expenditures for the fiscal year is
now expected to be only about $500 million. Thus the accumulated budget
deficit at June 30, 1994 is now estimated by the Department of Finance to
be approximately $2.0 billion, and the deficit will not be retired by June
30, 1995 as planned.

The accumulated budget deficits over the past several years,
together with expenditures for school funding, which have not been
reflected in the budget, and reduction of available internal borrowable
funds, have combined to significantly deplete the State's cash resources
to pay its ongoing expenses. In order to meet its cash needs, the State
has had to rely for several years on a series of external borrowings,
including borrowings past the end of a fiscal year. Such borrowings are
expected to continue in the future, provided that the State may not issue
any revenue anticipation notes, reimbursement warrants or other registered
warrants which by their terms are due and payable on or prior to April 26,
1996, the maturity date of the 1994 Revenue Anticipation Warrants, other
than the Notes and the 1994 Revenue Anticipation Warrants.

Administration reports during the course of the 1993-94 Fiscal Year
have indicated that while economic recovery appears to have started in the
second half of the fiscal year, recessionary conditions continued longer
than had been anticipated when the 1993-94 Budget Act was adopted.
Overall, revenues for the 1993-94 Fiscal Year were approximately $800
million lower than original projections, and expenditures were
approximately $780 million higher, primarily because of higher health and
welfare caseloads, lower property taxes which require greater State
support for K-12 education to make up the shortfall, and lower than
anticipated federal government payments for immigration-related costs.
The most recent reports, however, in May and June, 1994, indicated that
revenues in the second half of the 1993-94 Fiscal Year have been very
close to the projections made in the Governor's Budget of January 10,
1994, which is consistent with a slow turnaround in the economy.

During the 1993-94 Fiscal Year, the State implemented the Deficit
Retirement and Reduction Plan, which was part of the 1993-94 Budget Act,
by issuing $1.2 billion of revenue anticipation warrants in February 1994
maturing December 21, 1994. This borrowing reduced the cash deficit at
the end of the 1993-94 Fiscal Year. Nevertheless, because of the $1.5
billion variance from the original Budget Act assumptions, the General
Fund ended the Fiscal Year at June 30, 1994, carrying forward an
accumulated deficit of approximately $2 billion.

Because of the revenue shortfall and the State's reduced internal
borrowable cash resources, in addition to the $1.2 billion of revenue
anticipation warrants issued as part of the Deficit Retirement and
Reduction Plan, the State issued an additional $2.0 billion of revenue
anticipation warrants which were needed to fund the State's obligations
and expenses through the end of the 1993-94 Fiscal Year.

Northridge Earthquake. On January 17, 1994, a major earthquake
measuring an estimated 6.8 on the Richter Scale struck Los Angeles.
Significant property damage to private and public facilities occurred in a
four-county area including northern Los Angeles County, Ventura County,
and parts of Orange and San Bernardino Counties. These areas were
declared as State and federal disaster areas by January 18. Current
estimates of total property damage (private and public) are in the range
of $20 billion, but these estimates are subject to change.

Despite such damage, on the whole, the vast majority of structures
in the areas, including large manufacturing and commercial buildings and
all modern high-rise offices, survived the earthquake with minimal or no
damage, validating the cumulative effect of strict building codes and
thorough preparation for such an emergency by the State and local
agencies.

Damage to State-owned facilities included transportation corridors
and facilities such as Interstate Highways 5 and 10 and State Highways 14,
118 and 210. Most of the major highways (Interstates 5 and 10) have now
been reopened. The campus at California State University Northridge (very
near the epicenter) suffered an estimated $350 million damage, resulting
in temporary closure of the campus. The campus has reopened on a reduced
operating basis using borrowed facilities elsewhere in the area and many
temporary structures. There was also some damage to University of
California at Los Angeles. Overall, except for the temporary road and
bridge closures, and CSU-Northridge, the earthquake did not and is not
expected to significantly affect State government operations.

The President immediately allocated some available disaster funds,
and Congress has approved additional funds for a total of at least $9.5
billion of federal funds for earthquake relief, including assistance to
homeowners and small businesses, and costs for repair of damaged public
facilities. The Governor has announced that the State's share for
transportation projects would come from existing Department of
Transportation funds (thereby delaying other, non-earthquake related
projects), the State's share for certain other costs (including local
school building repairs) would come from reallocating existing bond funds,
and that a proposed program for homeowner and small business aid
supplemental to federal aid would have to be abandoned. Some other costs
will be borrowed from the federal government in a manner similar to that
used by the State of Florida after Hurricane Andrew. Pursuant to Senate
Bill 2383, repayment will have to be addressed in 1995-96 or beyond.

1994-95 Budget Act. The 1994-95 Fiscal Year represents the fourth
consecutive year the Governor and Legislature were faced with a very
difficult budget environment to produce a balanced budget. Many program
cuts and budgetary adjustments have already been made in the last three
years. The Governor's Budget Proposal, as updated in May and June, 1994,
recognized that the accumulated deficit could not be repaid in one year,
and proposed a two-year solution. The budget proposal sets forth revenue
and expenditure forecasts and revenue and expenditure proposals which
result in operating surpluses for the budget for 1994-95, and lead to the
elimination of the accumulated budget deficit, estimated at about $2.0
billion at June 30, 1994, by June 30, 1996.

The 1994-95 Budget Act, signed by the Governor on July 8, 1994,
projects revenues and transfers of $41.9 billion, $2.1 billion higher than
revenues in 1993-94. This reflects the Administration's forecast of an
improving economy. Also included in this figure is a projected receipt of
about $360 million from the Federal Government to reimburse the State's
cost of incarcerating undocumented immigrants. The State will not know
how much the Federal Government will actually provide until the Federal
Fiscal Year 1995 Budget is completed, which is expected to be by October,
1994. The Legislature took no action on a proposal in the January
Governor's Budget to undertake an expansion of the transfer of certain
programs to counties, which would also have transferred to counties 0.5%
of the State's current sales tax.

The 1994-95 Budget Act contains no tax increases. Under legislation
enacted for the 1993-94 Budget, the renters' tax credit was suspended for
two years (1993 and 1994). A ballot proposition to permanently restore
the renters' tax credit after this year failed at the June, 1994 election.
The Legislature enacted a further one-year suspension of the renters' tax
credit, for 1995, saving approximately $390 million in the 1995-96 Fiscal
Year. Subsequent to the enactment of the 1994-95 Budget Act, the State of
California's bond rating was lowered to A by Standard & Poor's Corporation
and to A by Fitch Investors Service, Inc. Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
also lowered the State of California's long-term rating to A1.

Certain issuers of California Municipal Bonds receive subventions
from the State which are eligible to be used to make payments on said
Bonds. No prediction can be made as to what effect continued decreases in
subventions may have on the ability of some issuers to make such payments.

Constitutional and Statutory Limitations; Recent Initiatives; Pending
Litigation

Article XIIIA of the California Constitution (which resulted from
the voter-approved Proposition 13 in 1978) limits the taxing powers of
California public agencies. Article XIIIA provides that the maximum ad
valorem tax on real property cannot exceed 1% of the "full cash value" of
the property, and effectively prohibits the levying of any other ad
valorem property tax for general purposes. However, on May 3, 1986,
Proposition 46, an amendment to Article XIIIA, was approved by the voters
of the State of California, creating a new exemption under Article XIIIA
permitting an increase in ad valorem taxes on real property in excess of
1% for bonded indebtedness approved by two-thirds of the voters voting on
the proposed indebtedness. "Full cash value" is defined as "the County
Assessor's valuation of real property as shown on the 1975-76 tax bill
under "full cash value" or, thereafter, the appraised value of real
property when purchased, newly constructed, or a change in ownership has
occurred after the 1975 assessment." The "full cash value" is subject to
annual adjustment to reflect increases (not to exceed 2%) or decreases in
the consumer price index or comparable local data, or to reflect
reductions in property value caused by damage, destruction or other
factors.

Article XIIIB of the California Constitution limits the amount of
appropriations of the State and of local governments to the amount of
appropriations of the entity for the prior year, adjusted for changes in
the cost of living, population and the services that the local government
has financial responsibility for providing. To the extent the revenues of
the state and/or local government exceed its appropriations, the excess
revenues must be rebated to the public either directly or through a tax
decrease. Expenditures for voter-approved debt services are not included
in the appropriations limit.

In 1986, California voters approved an initiative statute known as
Proposition 62. This initiative (i) required that any tax for general
governmental purposes imposed by local governments be approved by a
majority of the electorate of the government entity, (ii) required that
any special tax (defined as taxes levied for other than general government
purposes) imposed by a local government entity be approved by a two-thirds
vote of the voters within that jurisdiction, (iii) restricted the use of
revenues from a special tax to the purposes or for the service for which
the special tax is imposed, (iv) prohibited the imposition of ad valorem
taxes on real property by local government entities except as permitted by
Article XIIIA, (v) prohibited the imposition of transaction taxes and
sales taxes on the sale of real property by local governments,
(vi) required that any tax imposed by a local government on or after
August 1, 1985 be ratified by a majority vote of the electorate within two
years of the adoption of the initiative or be terminated by November 15,
1988, (vii) required that, in the event a local government fails to comply
with the provisions of this measure, a reduction in the amount of property
tax revenues allocated to such local government occur in an amount equal
to the revenues received by such entity attributable to the tax levied in
violation of the initiative, and (viii) permitted those provisions to be
amended exclusively by the voters of the State of California. While
several recent decisions of the California Courts of Appeal have held that
all or portions of Proposition 62 are unconstitutional, the California
Supreme Court has yet to consider the matter.

At the November 9, 1988 general election, California voters approved
an initiative known as Proposition 98. This initiative amends Article
XIIIB to require that (i) the California Legislature establish a prudent
state reserve fund in an amount as it shall deem reasonable and necessary
and (ii) revenues in excess of amounts permitted to be spent and which
would otherwise be returned pursuant to Article XIIIB by revision of tax
rates or fee schedules, be transferred and allocated (up to a maximum of
40%) to the State School Fund and be expended solely for purposes of
instructional improvement and accountability. Proposition 98 also amends
Article XVI to require that the State of California provide a minimum
level of funding for public schools and community colleges. Commencing
with the 1988-89 fiscal year, money to be applied by the State for the
support of school districts and community college districts shall not be
less than the greater of: (i) the amount which, as a percentage of the
State general fund revenues which may be appropriated pursuant to Article
XIIIB, equals the percentage of such State general fund revenues
appropriated for school districts and community college districts,
respectively, in fiscal year 1986-87 or (ii) the amount required to ensure
that the total allocations to school districts and community college
districts from the State general fund proceeds of taxes appropriated
pursuant to Article XIIIB and allocated local proceeds of taxes shall not
be less than the total amount from these sources in the prior year,
adjusted for increases in enrollment and adjusted for changes in the costs
of living pursuant to the provisions of Article XIIIB. The initiative
permits the enactment of legislation, by a two-thirds vote, to suspend the
minimum funding requirement for one year. As a result of Proposition 98,
funds that the State might otherwise make available to its political
subdivisions may be allocated instead to satisfy such minimum funding
level.

On November 3, 1992, voters approved an initiative statute,
Proposition 163, which exempts certain food products, including candy and
other snack foods, from California's sales tax. The sales tax had been
broadened to include those items as part of the 1991-92 budget
legislation.

Article XIIIA, Article XIIIB and a number of propositions were
adopted pursuant to California's constitutional initiative process. From
time to time, other initiative measures could be adopted by California
voters. The adoption of any such initiatives may cause California issuers
to receive reduced revenues, or to increase expenditures, or both.

Recent Initiatives. In July 1991, California increased taxes by
adding two new marginal tax rates, at 10% and 11%, effective for tax years
1991 through 1995. After 1995, the maximum personal income tax rate is
scheduled to return to 9.3%, and the alternative minimum tax rate is
scheduled to drop from 8.5% to 7%. In addition, legislation in July 1991
raised the sales tax by 1.25%, of which 0.5% was a permanent addition.
This tax increase will be cancelled if a court rules that such tax
increase violates any constitutional requirements. Although 0.5% of the
State tax rate was scheduled to expire on June 30, 1993, such amount was
extended for six months for the benefit of counties and cities. On
November 2, 1993, voters approved extension of this 0.5% levy as a
permanent source of funding for local government.

The November 2, 1993 special election ballot also contained an
initiative constitutional amendment providing parental choice regarding
education. This initiative would have required the State to allocate
every school-age child a scholarship in an amount equal to at least 50% of
the prior year's per-pupil State and local government expenditure for
kindergarten through twelfth grade education. Such scholarships would
have been redeemable by public or private schools. If passed, the
parental choice initiative could have threatened the fiscal stability of
any school district in which a significant number of students withdraw and
enroll elsewhere. Although the initiative failed, other parental choice
initiatives have already been filed in an attempt to qualify them for
future voter consideration.

Pending Litigation. On June 20, 1994, the United States Supreme
Court, in two companion cases, upheld the validity of California's prior
method of taxing multinational corporations under a "unitary" method of
accounting for their worldwide earnings. Barclays Bank PLC v. Franchise
Tax Board concerned foreign corporations, and Colgate-Palmolive v.
Franchise Tax Board concerned domestic corporations.

In the spring of 1991, the Richmond Unified School District ("RUSD")
Board of Directors attempted to end classes six weeks early because of a
fiscal crisis. In response to lawsuits, a lower court judge, in a case
called Butt v. State of California, ordered the State, over objections
from the Governor, to provide funding to allow the school year to be
completed, and an emergency loan was arranged by the State Controller. On
appeal, the California Supreme Court in late December, 1992 upheld the
lower court's action, ruling that the State Constitution's guarantee of
public education required the State to ensure a full year's education in
all school districts. The Court, however, overturned a portion of the
original order relating to the source of funds for RUSD's emergency loan;
the decision leaves unclear just where the State must find funds to make
any future loans of this kind.

In Parr v. State of California, a complaint was filed in federal
court claiming that payment of wages in registered warrants violated the
Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). The federal court held that the
issuance of registered warrants does violate the FLSA. The next phase of
the trial will focus on the issue of damages. The maximum amount of
damages is the amount of the salary originally owed or approximately $350
million.

The State is involved in a lawsuit seeking reimbursement for alleged
State-mandated costs. In Thomas Hayes v. Commission on State Mandates,
the state director of finance is appealing a 1984 decision by the State
Board of Control. The Board of Control decided in favor of local school
districts' claims for reimbursement for special education programs for
handicapped students; however, funds have not been appropriated. The
amount of potential liability to the State, if all potentially eligible
school districts pursue timely claims, has been estimated by the
Department of Finance at over $1 billion.

The State is involved in two lawsuits related to contamination at
the Stringfellow toxic waste site. In one suit, the State is one of
approximately 130 defendants in Penny Newman v. J.B. Stringfellow, et al.
in which 3,800 plaintiffs are claiming damages of $850 million arising
from contamination at the Stringfellow toxic waste site. A conservative
estimate of the State's potential liability is $250 million to $550
million. A group of 17 of the plaintiffs has received a verdict of
$159,000 against the State. In a separate lawsuit, United States, People
of the State of California v. J.B. Stringfellow, Jr. et al. the State is
seeking recovery for past costs of cleanup of the site, a declaration that
the defendants are jointly and severally liable for future costs, and an
injunction ordering completion of the cleanup. However, the defendants
have filed a counterclaim against the State for alleged negligent acts.
Because the State is the present owner of the site, the State may be found
liable. Present estimates of the cleanup range from $200 million to $800
million.

In 1992 the State, as part of an experimental work incentive
program, reduced welfare payments to approximately 2.7 million people who
receive Aid to Families with Dependent Children. The State's reduction in
welfare payments was challenged in federal court. In a recent United
States Court of Appeals ruling, the Court held that the State welfare cuts
were improper. To date, the decision has not been appealed. The Court's
decision could cost the State approximately $202 million a year in
increased welfare benefit costs. In such event, the State may shift some
or all of the increased burden to local governments.

New York Trust

State Economic Trends.

Over the long term, the State of New York (the "State") and the City
of New York (the "City") face serious potential economic problems. The
City accounts for approximately 41% of the State's population and personal
income, and the City's financial health affects the State in numerous
ways. The State historically has been one of the wealthiest states in the
nation. For decades, however, the State has grown more slowly than the
nation as a whole, gradually eroding its relative economic affluence.
Statewide, urban centers have experienced significant changes involving
migration of the more affluent to the suburbs and an influx of generally
less affluent residents. Regionally, the older Northeast cities have
suffered because of the relative success that the South and the West have
had in attracting people and business. The City has also had to face
greater competition as other major cities have developed financial and
business capabilities which make them less dependent on the specialized
services traditionally available almost exclusively in the City. In
recent years the State's economic position has improved in a manner
consistent with that for the Northeast as a whole.

The State has for many years had a very high State and local tax
burden relative to other states. The State and its localities have used
these taxes to develop and maintain their transportation networks, public
schools and colleges, public health systems, other social services and
recreational facilities. Despite these benefits, the burden of State and
local taxation, in combination with the many other causes of regional
economic dislocation, has contributed to the decisions of some businesses
and individuals to relocate outside, or not locate within, the State.

Notwithstanding the numerous initiatives that the State and its
localities may take to encourage economic growth and achieve balanced
budgets, reductions in Federal spending could materially and adversely
affect the financial condition and budget projections of the State and its
localities.

New York City.

General. The City, with a population of approximately 7.3 million,
is an international center of business and culture. Its non-manufacturing
economy is broadly based, with the banking and securities, life insurance,
communications, publishing, fashion design, retailing and construction
industries accounting for a significant portion of the City's total
employment earnings. Additionally, the City is the nation's leading
tourist destination. The City's manufacturing activity is conducted
primarily in apparel and publishing.

The national economic downturn which began in July 1990 adversely
affected the local economy, which had been declining since late 1989. As
a result, the City experienced job losses in 1990 and 1991 and real Gross
City Product (GCP) fell in those two years. In order to achieve a
balanced budget as required by the laws of the State for the 1992 fiscal
year, the City increased taxes and reduced services during the 1991 fiscal
year to close a then projected gap of $3.3 billion in the 1992 fiscal year
which resulted from, among other things, lower than projected tax revenue
of approximately $1.4 billion, reduced State aid for the City and greater
than projected increases in legally mandated expenditures, including
public assistance and Medicaid expenditures. Beginning in calendar year
1992, the improvement in the national economy helped stabilize conditions
in the City. Employment losses moderated toward year-end and real GCP
increased, boosted by strong wage gains. The City now projects, and its
current four-year financial plan assumes, that the City's economy will
continue to improve and that a modest employment recovery will occur
during calendar year 1994.

For each of the 1981 through 1993 fiscal years, the City achieved
balanced operating results as reported in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), and the City's 1994 fiscal year
results are projected to be balanced in accordance with GAAP. The City
was required to close substantial budget gaps in recent years in order to
maintain balanced operating results. For fiscal year 1995, the City has
adopted a budget which has halted the trend in recent years of substantial
increases in City spending from one year to the next. The City's ability
to maintain balanced budgets in the future is subject to numerous
contingencies; therefore, even though the City has managed to close
substantial budget gaps in recent years in order to maintain balanced
operating results, there can be no assurance that the City will continue
to maintain a balanced budget as required by State law without additional
tax or other revenue increases or reductions in City services, which could
adversely affect the City's economic base.

Pursuant to the laws of the State, the City prepares an annual four-
year financial plan, which is reviewed and revised on a quarterly basis
and which includes the City's capital, revenue and expense projections.
The City is required to submit its financial plans to review bodies,
including the New York State Financial Control Board ("Control Board").
If the City were to experience certain adverse financial circumstances,
including the occurrence or the substantial likelihood and imminence of
the occurrence of an annual operating deficit of more than $100 million or
the loss of access to the public credit markets to satisfy the City's
capital and seasonal financing requirements, the Control Board would be
required by State law to exercise powers, among others, of prior approval
of City financial plans, proposed borrowings and certain contracts.

Fiscal Years 1993 and 1994. The City achieved balanced operating
results for the 1993 fiscal year as reported in accordance with GAAP.

On July 8, 1994, the City submitted to the Control Board a fourth
quarter modification to the City's Financial Plan for the 1994 fiscal year
(the "1994 Modification") which projects a balanced budget in accordance
with GAAP for the 1994 fiscal year, after taking into account a
discretionary transfer of $171 million in resources to the 1995 fiscal
year.

1995-1998 Financial Plan. On July 8, 1994, the City submitted to
the Control Board the Financial Plan for the 1995-1998 fiscal years (the
"1995-1998 Financial Plan" or "Financial Plan"), which relates to the
City, the Board of Education ("BOE") and the City University of New York
("CUNY"). The Financial Plan is based on the City's expense and capital
budgets for the City's 1995 fiscal year, which were adopted on June 23,
1994.

The 1995-1998 Financial Plan projects revenues and expenditures for
the 1995 fiscal year balanced in accordance with GAAP. The projections
for the 1995 fiscal year reflect proposed actions to close a previously
projected gap of approximately $2.3 billion for the 1995 fiscal year,
which include City actions aggregating $1.9 billion, a $288 million
increase in State actions over the 1994 and 1995 fiscal years, and a $200
million increased in Federal assistance. The City actions include
proposed agency actions aggregating $1.1 billion, including productivity
savings; tax and fee enforcement initiatives; service reductions; and
savings from the restructuring of City services. City actions also
include savings of $45 million resulting from proposed tort reform, the
projected transfer to the 1995 fiscal year of $171 million of the
projected 1994 fiscal year surplus, savings of $200 million for employee
health care costs, $51 million in reduced pension costs, savings of $225
million from refinancing City bonds and $65 million from the proposed sale
of certain City assets. The proposed savings for employee health care
costs are subject to collective bargaining negotiation with the City's
unions; the proposed savings from tort reform will require the approval of
the State Legislature; and the $200 million increase in Federal assistance
is subject to approval by Congress and the President.

The Financial Plan also set forth projections for the 1996 through
1998 fiscal years and outlines a proposed gap-closing program to close
projected gaps of $1.5 billion, $2.0 billion and $2.4 billion for the 1996
through 1998 fiscal years, respectively, after successful implementation
of the $2.3 billion gap-closing program for the 1995 fiscal year.

The projections for the 1996 through 1998 fiscal years assume the
extension by the State Legislature of the 14% personal income tax
surcharge beyond calendar year 1995 and extension of the 12.5% personal
income tax surcharge beyond calendar year 1996, resulting in combined
revenues of $159 million, $633 million and $920 million in the 1996, 1997
and 1998 fiscal years, respectively. However, as part of the tax
reduction program reflected in the Financial Plan, the City is proposing
the elimination of the 12.5% personal income tax surcharge when it expires
at a cost of $184 million in fiscal year 1997 and $455 million in fiscal
year 1998. The proposed gap-closing actions include City actions
aggregating $1.2 billion, $1.5 billion and $1.7 billion in the 1996
through 1998 fiscal years, respectively; $275 million, $375 million and
$525 million in proposed additional State actions in the 1996 through 1998
fiscal years, respectively, primarily from the proposed State assumption
of certain Medicaid costs; and $100 million and $200 million in proposed
additional Federal assistance in the 1997 and 1998 fiscal years,
respectively. The proposed additional City actions, a substantial number
of which are unspecified, include additional spending reductions, the
reduction of City personnel through attrition, government efficiency
initiatives, procurement initiatives, labor productivity initiatives, and
the proposed privatization of City sewage treatment plants. Certain of
these initiatives may be subject to negotiation with the City's municipal
unions. Various actions proposed in the Financial Plan for the 1996-1998
fiscal years, including the proposed state actions, are subject to
approval by the Governor and the State Legislature, and the proposed
increase in Federal assistance is subject to approval by Congress and the
President. The State Legislature has in previous legislative sessions
failed to approve certain of the City's proposals for the State assumption
of certain Medicaid costs and mandate relief, thereby increasing the
uncertainty as to the receipt of the State assistance included in the
Financial Plan. In addition, the Financial Plan assumes the continuation
of the current assumption with respect to wages for City employees and the
assumed 9% earnings on pension fund assets affecting the City's pension
fund contributions. Actual earnings on pension fund assets for the 1994
fiscal year are expected to be substantially below the 9% assumed rate,
which will increase the City's future pension contributions. In addition,
a review of the pension fund earnings assumptions is currently being
conducted which could further increase the City's future pension
contributions by a substantial amount.

The City expects that tax revenue for the 1994 fiscal year will be
approximately $65 million less than forecast in the 1994 Modification,
primarily due to shortfalls in the personal income tax and sales tax, and
that expenditures will be approximately $25 million greater than forecast.
Accordingly, the $171 million of the projected surplus for the 1994 fiscal
year, which is currently projected in the 1994 Modification and the
Financial Plan to be transferred to the 1995 fiscal year, will decrease to
$81 million. As a result, the City will reduce expenditures for the 1995
fiscal year to offset this decrease, which is expected to be reflected in
the first quarter modification to the Financial Plan. In addition, the
Financial Plan assumes that a special session of the State Legislature,
which may take place in the near future, will enact, and the Governor will
sign, State legislation relating to the proposed tort reform, which would
save the City $45 million in payments for tort liability in fiscal year
1995, and certain anticipated improvements in fine and fee collections
forecast to earn $25 million in City revenue in fiscal year 1995, and that
the State Legislature will not enact proposed legislation mandating
additional pension benefits for City retirees costing the City
approximately $200 million annually. To address these and other possible
contingencies, on July 11, 1994, the Mayor stated that he will reserve
$100 million from authorized spending by City agencies in fiscal year 1995
in addition to the existing general reserves of $150 million. In
addition, the City has identified a $360 million contingency program for
the 1995 fiscal year, primarily consisting of layoffs and service
reductions.

Collective Bargaining Agreements. In January 1993, the City
announced a settlement with a coalition of municipal unions, including
Local 237 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters ("Local 237"),
District Council 37 of the American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees ("District Council 37") and other unions covering
approximately 44% of the City's workforce. The settlement, which has been
ratified by the unions, includes a total net expenditure increase of 8.25%
over a 39-month period, ending March 31, 1995 for most of these employees.
Between April 1993 and May 1994 the City announced agreements with the
Uniformed Fire Officers Association (the "UFOA"), the United Federation of
Teachers ("UFT"), the Housing Authority Police Benevolent Association
("HAPBA") and the Uniformed Firefighters Association ("UFA"), and recently
announced tentative settlements with the Transit Police Benevolent
Association ("TPBA") and the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association ("PBA"),
all of which are generally consistent with the coalition agreement. The
TPBA's delegate body has rejected the tentative settlement and the PBA's
delegate body has ratified it. The Financial Plan reflects the costs for
all City-funded employees associated with these settlements and provides
for similar increases for all other City-funded employees.

The Financial Plan provides no additional wage increases for City
employees after their contracts expire in the 1995 and 1996 fiscal years.
Each 1% wage increase for all employees commencing in the 1995 and 1996
fiscal years would cost the City an additional $130 million for the 1995
fiscal year, $140 million for the 1996 fiscal year and $150 million each
year thereafter above the amounts provided for in the Financial Plan.

Actions to Close the Gaps. The 1995-1998 Financial Plan reflects a
program of proposed actions by the City, State and Federal governments to
close the gaps between projected revenues and expenditures of $1.5
billion, $2.0 billion and $2.4 billion for the 1996, 1997 and 1998 fiscal
years, respectively.

City gap-closing actions total $1.2 billion in the 1996 fiscal year,
$1.5 billion in the 1997 fiscal year and $1.7 billion in the 1998 fiscal
year. These actions, a substantial number of which are unspecified,
include additional spending reductions, aggregate $501 million, $598
million and $532 million in the 1996 through 1998 fiscal years,
respectively; the reduction of City personnel through attrition, resulting
in savings of $39 million, $138 million and $253 million in the 1996
through 1998 fiscal years, respectively; government efficiency initiatives
aggregating $150 million, $230 million and $310 million in the 1996
through 1998 fiscal years, respectively; procurement initiatives,
aggregating $50 million, $100 million and $150 million in the 1996 through
1998 fiscal years, respectively; labor productivity initiatives,
aggregating $250 million in each of the 1996 through 1998 fiscal years;
and a proposed privatization of City sewage treatment plants which would
result in revenues of $200 million in each of the 1996 through 1998 fiscal
years. Certain of these initiatives may be subject to negotiation with
the City's municipal unions.

State actions proposed in the gap-closing program total $275
million, $375 million and $525 million in each of the 1996, 1997 and 1998
fiscal years, respectively. These actions include savings primarily from
the proposed State assumption of certain Medicaid costs.

The Federal actions proposed in the gap-closing program are $100
million and $200 million in increased Federal assistance in fiscal years
1997 and 1998, respectively.

Various actions proposed in the Financial Plan, including the
proposed increase in State aid, are subject to approval by the Governor
and the State Legislature, and the proposed increase in Federal aid is
subject to approval by Congress and the President. State and Federal
actions are uncertain and no assurance can be given that such actions will
in fact be taken or that the savings that the City projects will result
from these actions will be realized. The State Legislature failed to
approve a substantial portion of the proposed State assumption of Medicaid
costs in the last session. The Financial Plan assumes that these
proposals will be approved by the State Legislature during the 1995 fiscal
year and that the Federal government will increase its share of funding
for the Medicaid program. If these measures cannot be implemented, the
City will be required to take other actions to decrease expenditures or
increase revenues to maintain a balanced financial plan.

Although the City has maintained balanced budgets in each of its
last thirteen fiscal years, and is projected to achieve balanced operating
results for the 1995 fiscal year, there can be no assurance that the gap-
closing actions proposed in the Financial Plan can be successfully
implemented or that the City will maintain a balanced budget in future
years without additional State aid, revenue increases or expenditure
reductions. Additional tax increases and reductions in essential City
services could adversely affect the City's economic base.

Assumptions. The 1995-1998 Financial Plan is based on numerous
assumptions, including the continuing improvement in the City's and the
region's economy and a modest employment recovery during calendar year
1994 and the concomitant receipt of economically sensitive tax revenues in
the amounts projected. The 1995-1998 Financial Plan is subject to various
other uncertainties and contingencies relating to, among other factors,
the extent, if any, to which wage increases for City employees exceed the
annual increases assumed for the 1995 through 1998 fiscal years;
continuation of the 9% interest earnings assumptions for pension fund
assets and current assumptions with respect to wages for City employees
affecting the City's required pension fund contributions; the willingness
and ability of the State, in the context of the State's current financial
condition, to provide the aid contemplated by the Financial Plan and to
take various other actions to assist the City, including the proposed
State takeover of certain Medicaid costs and State mandate relief; the
ability of HHC, BOE and other such agencies to maintain balanced budgets;
the willingness of the Federal government to provide Federal aid; approval
of the proposed continuation of the personal income tax surcharge;
adoption of the City's budgets by the City Council in substantially the
forms submitted by the Mayor; the ability of the City to implement
proposed reductions in City personnel and other cost reduction
initiatives, which may require in certain cases the cooperation of the
City's municipal unions, and the success with which the City controls
expenditures; savings for health care costs for City employees in the
amounts projected in the Financial Plan; additional expenditures that may
be incurred due to the requirements of certain legislation requiring
minimum levels of funding for education; the impact on real estate tax
revenues of the current weakness in the real estate market; the City's
ability to market its securities successfully in the public credit
markets; the level of funding required to comply with the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990; and additional expenditures that may be incurred
as a result of deterioration in the condition of the City's
infrastructure.

The projections and assumptions contained in the 1995-1998 Financial
Plan are subject to revision which may involve substantial change, and no
assurance can be given that these estimates and projections, which include
actions which the City expects will be taken but which are not within the
City's control, will be realized.

Certain Reports. From time to time, the Control Board staff, the
City Comptroller and others issue reports and make public statements
regarding the City's financial condition, commenting on, among other
matters, the City's financial plans, projected revenues and expenditures
and actions by the City to eliminate projected operating deficits. Some
of these reports and statements have warned that the City may have
underestimated certain expenditures and overestimated certain revenues and
have suggested that the City may not have adequately provided for future
contingencies. Certain of these reports have analyzed the City's future
economic and social conditions and have questioned whether the City has
the capacity to generate sufficient revenues in the future to meet the
costs of its expenditure increases and to provide necessary services.

On March 1, 1994, the City Comptroller issued a report on the state
of the City's economy. The report concluded that, while the City's long
recession is over, moderate growth is the best the City can expect, with
the local economy being held back by continuing weakness in important
international economies.

On July 11, 1994, the City Comptroller issued a report on the City's
adopted budget for the 1995 fiscal year. The City Comptroller stated that
if none of the uncertain proposals are implemented, the total risk could
be as much as $763 million to $1.02 billion. Risks which were identified
as substantial risks include a possible $208 million to $268 million
increase in overtime costs; approval by the State Legislature of a tort
reform program to limit damage claims against the City, which would result
in savings of $45 million; the $65 million proceeds from a proposed asset
sale; additional expenditures at Health and Hospitals Corporation totaling
$60 million; and $60 million of increased pension contributions resulting
from lower than assumed pension fund earnings. Additional possible risks
include obtaining the agreement of municipal unions to the proposed
reduction in City expenditures for health care costs by $200 million;
uncertainties concerning the assumed improvement in the collection of
taxes, fines and fees totaling $50 million; renegotiation of the terms of
certain Port Authority leases totaling $75 million; and uncertainty
concerning the receipt of the $200 million of increased Federal aid
projected for the 1995 fiscal year. The City Comptroller noted that there
are a number of additional issues, including possible larger than
projected expenditures for foster care and public assistance and the
receipt of $100 million from assumed FICA refunds. The City Comptroller
has also stated in a report issued on June 8, 1994 that certain of the
reductions in personnel and services proposed in the City's financial plan
submitted to the Control Board on May 10, 1994 (the "May Financial Plan")
will have long-term and, in some cases, severe consequences for City
residents.

In addition, on July 11, 1994, the private members of the Control
Board, Robert R. Kiley, Heather L. Ruth and Stanley S. Shuman, issued a
statement which concluded that the 1995 fiscal year is not reasonably
balanced and that further budget cuts are unavoidable in the next six
months. In addition, the private members stated that the Financial Plan
does not set forth a path to structural balance. The private members
stated that, in order to achieve this goal, City managers must be given
fiscal targets they can be expected to meet; solid new proposals must be
developed that back up the savings the City has committed to achieve to
balance future budgets; and the deferral of expenses to future years,
through actions such as the sale of property tax receivables, stretching
out pension contributions and delaying debt service payments through
refundings, must stop. On July 11, 1994, the Control Board staff stated
that the City faces risks of greater than $1 billion and $2 billion for
the 1995 and 1996 fiscal years, respectively, and risks of approximately
$3 billion for each of the 1997 and 1998 fiscal years.

New York City Indebtedness. Outstanding indebtedness having an
initial maturity greater than one year from the date of issuance of the
City as of March 31, 1994 was $21,290,000 compared to $19,624,000 as of
March 31, 1993.

A substantial portion of the capital improvements in the City are
financed by indebtedness issued by the Municipal Assistance Corporation
for the City of New York ("MAC"). MAC was organized in 1975 to provide
financing assistance for the City and also to exercise certain review
functions with respect to the City's finances. MAC bonds are payable out
of certain State sales and compensating use taxes imposed within the City,
State stock transfer taxes and per capita State aid to the City. Any
balance from these sources after meeting MAC debt service and reserve fund
requirements and paying MAC's operating expenses is remitted to the City
or, in the case of the stock transfer taxes, rebated to the taxpayers.
The State is not, however, obligated to continue the imposition of such
taxes or to continue appropriation of the revenues therefrom to MAC, nor
is the State obligated to continue to appropriate the State per capita aid
to the City which would be required to pay the debt service on certain MAC
obligations. MAC has no taxing power and MAC bonds do not create an
enforceable obligation of either the State or the City. As of March 31,
1994, MAC had outstanding indebtedness of approximately $4.377 billion
compared to $4.470 billion as of March 31, 1993.

The City's general obligation bonds are rated Baa1 by Moody's
Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"). Standard & Poor's Corporation
("Standard & Poor's") has rated the City's general obligation bonds A-.
Fitch Investors Service, Inc. ("Fitch") has rated them A-. Such ratings
reflect only the view of Moody's, Standard & Poor's and Fitch, from which
an explanation of the significance of such ratings may be obtained. There
is no assurance that such ratings will continue for any given period of
time or that they will not be revised downward or withdrawn entirely. Any
such downward revision or withdrawal could have an adverse effect on the
market prices of the City's general obligation bonds.

New York State and Its Authorities

The State's current fiscal year commenced on April 1, 1994, and ends
on March 31, 1995, and is referred to herein as the State's 1994-95 fiscal
year. The State's budget for the 1994-95 fiscal year was enacted by the
Legislature on June 7, 1994, more than two months after the start of the
fiscal year. Prior to adoption of the budget, the Legislature enacted
appropriations for disbursements considered to be necessary for State
operations and other purposes, including all necessary appropriations for
debt service. The State Financial Plan for the 1994-95 fiscal year was
formulated on June 16, 1994 and is based on the State's budget as enacted
by the Legislature and signed into law by the Governor.

The economic and financial condition of the State may be affected by
various financial, social, economic and political factors. Those factors
can be very complex, may vary from fiscal year to fiscal year, and are
frequently the result of actions taken not only by the State and its
agencies and instrumentalities, but also by entities, such as the Federal
government, that are not under the control of the State.

The State Financial Plan is based upon forecasts of national and
State economic activity. Economic forecasts have frequently failed to
predict accurately the timing and magnitude of changes in the national and
the State economies. Many uncertainties exist in forecasts of both the
national and State economies, including consumer attitudes toward
spending, Federal financial and monetary policies, the availability of
credit, and the condition of the world economy, which could have an
adverse effect on the State. There can be no assurance that the State
economy will not experience results in the current fiscal year that are
worse than predicted, with corresponding material and adverse effects on
the State's projections of receipts and disbursements.

The State Division of the Budget ("DOB") believes that its
projections of receipts and disbursements relating to the current State
Financial Plan, and the assumptions on which they are based, are
reasonable. Actual results, however, could differ materially and
adversely from the projections set forth below, and those projections may
be changed materially and adversely from time to time.

As noted above, the financial condition of the State is affected by
several factors, including the strength of the State and regional economy
and actions of the Federal government, as well as State actions affecting
the level of receipts and disbursements. Owing to these and other
factors, the State may, in future years, face substantial potential budget
gaps resulting from a significant disparity between tax revenues projected
from a lower recurring receipts base and the future costs of maintaining
State programs at current levels. Any such recurring imbalance would be
exacerbated if the State were to use a significant amount of nonrecurring
resources to balance the budget in a particular fiscal year. To address a
potential imbalance for a given fiscal year, the State would be required
to take actions to increase receipts and/or reduce disbursements as it
enacts the budget for that year, and under the State Constitution the
Governor is required to propose a balanced budget each year. To correct
recurring budgetary imbalances, the State would need to take significant
actions to align recurring receipts and disbursements in future fiscal
years. There can be no assurance, however, that the State's actions will
be sufficient to preserve budgetary balance in a given fiscal year or to
align recurring receipts and disbursements in future fiscal years.

The 1994-95 State Financial Plan contains actions that provide
nonrecurring resources or savings, as well as actions that impose
nonrecurring losses of receipts or costs. It is believed that the net
positive effect of nonrecurring actions represents considerably less than
one-half of one percent of the State's General Fund, an amount
significantly lower than the amount included in the State Financial Plans
in recent years; it is believed that those actions do not materially
affect the financial condition of the State. In addition to those
nonrecurring actions, the 1994-95 State Financial Plan reflects the use of
$1.026 billion in the positive cash margin carried over from the prior
fiscal year, resources that are not expected to be available in the
State's 1995-96 fiscal year.

The General Fund is the general operating fund of the State and is
used to account for all financial transactions, except those required to
be accounted for in another fund. It is the State's largest fund and
receives almost all State taxes and other resources not dedicated to
particular purposes. In the State's 1994-95 fiscal year, the General Fund
is expected to account for approximately 52 percent of total governmental-
fund receipts and 51 percent of total governmental-fund disbursements.
General Fund moneys are also transferred to other funds, primarily to
support certain capital projects and debt service payments in other fund
types.

New York State's financial operations have improved during recent
fiscal years. During the period 1989-90 through 1991-92, the State
incurred General Fund operating deficits that were closed with receipts
from the issuance of tax and revenue anticipation notes ("TRANs"). First,
the national recession, and then the lingering economic slowdown in the
New York and regional economy, resulted in repeated shortfalls in receipts
and three budget deficits. For its 1992-93 and 1993-94 fiscal years, the
State recorded balanced budgets on a cash basis, with substantial fund
balances in each year as described below.

The State ended its 1993-94 fiscal year with a balance of $1.140
billion in the tax refund reserve account, $265 million in its Contingency
Reserve Fund ("CRF") and $134 million in its Tax Stabilization Reserve
Fund. These fund balances were primarily the result of an improving
national economy, State employment growth, tax collections that exceeded
earlier projections and disbursements that were below expectations.
Deposits to the personal income tax refund reserve have the effect of
reducing reported personal income tax receipts in the fiscal year when
made and withdrawals from such reserve increase receipts in the fiscal
year when made. The balance in the tax refund reserve account will be
used to pay taxpayer refunds, rather than drawing from 1994-95 receipts.

Of the $1.140 billion deposited in the tax refund reserve account,
$1.026 billion was available for budgetary planning purposes in the 1994-
95 fiscal year. The remaining $114 million will be redeposited in the tax
refund reserve account at the end of the State's 1994-95 fiscal year to
continue the process of restructuring the State's cash flow as part of the
Local Government Assistance Corporation ("LGAC") program. The balance in
the CRF will be used to meet the cost of litigation facing the State. The
Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund may be used only in the event of an
unanticipated General Fund cash-basis deficit during the 1994-95 fiscal
year.

Before the deposit of $1.140 billion in the tax refund reserve
account, General Fund receipts in 1993-94 exceeded those originally
projected when the State Financial Plan for that year was formulated on
April 16, 1993 by $1.002 billion. Greater-than-expected receipts in the
personal income tax, the bank tax, the corporation franchise tax and the
estate tax accounted for most of this variance, and more than offset
weaker-than-projected collections from the sales and use tax and
miscellaneous receipts. Collections from individual taxes were affected
by various factors including changes in Federal business laws, sustained
profitability of banks, strong performance of securities firms, and
higher-than-expected consumption of tobacco products following price cuts.

Disbursements and transfers from the General Fund were $303 million
below the level projected in April 1993, an amount that would have been
$423 million had the State not accelerated the payment of Medicaid
billings, which in the April 1993 State Financial Plan were planned to be
deferred into the 1994-95 fiscal year. Compared to the estimates included
in the State Financial Plan formulated in April 1993, lower disbursements
resulted from lower spending for Medicaid, capital projects, and debt
service (due to refundings) and $114 million used to restructure the
State's cash flow as part of the LGAC program. Disbursements were higher-
than-expected for general support for public schools, the State share of
income maintenance, overtime for prison guards, and highway snow and ice
removal.

In certain prior fiscal years, the State has failed to enact a
budget prior to the beginning of the State's fiscal year. A delay in the
adoption of the State's budget beyond the statutory April 1 deadline and
the resultant delay in the State's Spring borrowing has in certain prior
years delayed the projected receipt by the City of State aid, and there
can be no assurance that State budgets in future fiscal years will be
adopted by the April 1 statutory deadline.

On January 13, 1992, Standard & Poor's reduced its ratings on the
State's general obligation bonds from A to A- and, in addition, reduced
its ratings on the State's moral obligation, lease purchase, guaranteed
and contractual obligation debt. Standard & Poor's also continued its
negative rating outlook assessment on State general obligation debt. On
April 26, 1993, Standard & Poor's revised the rating outlook assessment to
stable. On February 14, 1994, Standard & Poor's raised its outlook to
positive and, on June 27, 1994, confirmed its A- rating. On January 6,
1992, Moody's reduced its ratings on outstanding limited-liability State
lease purchase and contractual obligations from A to Baa1. On June 27,
1994, Moody's reconfirmed its A rating on the State's general obligation
long-term indebtedness. Such ratings reflect only the views of Standard &
Poor's and Moody's from which an explanation of the significance of such
ratings may be obtained. There is no assurance that either or both of
such ratings will continue for any given period of time or that either or
both will not be revised downward or withdrawn entirely. Any such
downward revision or withdrawal could have an adverse effect on the market
prices of the Bonds.

As of March 31, 1994, the State had approximately $5.370 billion in
general obligation bonds excluding refunding bonds and $293 million in
bond anticipation notes outstanding. On May 24, 1993 the State issued
$850 million in tax and revenue anticipation notes all of which will
mature on December 31, 1993. Principal and interest due on general
obligation bonds and interest due on bond anticipation notes and on tax
and revenue anticipation notes were $782.5 million and $786.3 million for
the 1992-93 and 1993-94 fiscal years, respectively. These figures do not
include interest on refunding bonds issued in July 1992, to the extent
that such interest is to be paid from escrowed funds.

The fiscal stability of the State is related to the fiscal stability
of its authorities, which generally have responsibility for financing,
constructing and operating revenue-producing public benefit facilities.
The authorities are not subject to the constitutional restrictions on the
incurrence of debt which apply to the State itself and may issue bonds and
notes within the amounts of, and as otherwise restricted by, their
legislative authorization. As of September 30, 1992 there were 18
authorities that had outstanding debt of $100 million or more. The
aggregate outstanding debt, including refunding bonds, of these 18
authorities was $63.5 billion as of September 30, 1993. As of March 31,
1994 aggregate public authority debt outstanding as State-supported debt
was $21.1 billion and as State-related debt was $29.4 billion.

The authorities are generally supported by revenues generated by the
projects financed or operated, such as fares, user fees on bridges,
highway tolls and rentals for dormitory rooms and housing. In recent
years, however, the State has provided financial assistance through
appropriations, in some cases of a recurring nature, to certain of the 18
authorities for operating and other expenses and, in fulfillment of its
commitments on moral obligation indebtedness or otherwise for debt
service. This assistance is expected to continue to be required in future
years.

The Metropolitan Transit Authority ("MTA"), a State agency, oversees
the operation of the City's subway and bus system (the "Transit Authority"
or "TA") and commuter rail lines serving the New York metropolitan area.
Fare revenues from such operations have been insufficient to meet
expenditures, and the MTA depends heavily upon a system of State, local,
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority ("TBTA") and, to the extent
available, Federal support. Over the past several years, the State has
enacted several taxes, including a surcharge on the profits of banks,
insurance corporations and general business corporations doing business in
the 12-county region served by the MTA (the "Metropolitan Transportation
Region") and a special one-quarter of 1% regional sales and use tax, that
provide additional revenues for mass transit purposes including assistance
to the MTA. The surcharge, which expires in November 1995, yielded $507
million in calendar year 1992, of which the MTA was entitled to receive
approximately 90 percent, or approximately $456 million. For the 1994-95
State fiscal year, total State assistance to the MTA is estimated at
approximately $1.3 billion.

In 1993, State legislation authorized the funding of a five-year
$9.56 billion MTA capital plan for the five-year period, 1992 through 1996
(the "1992-96 Capital Program"). The MTA has received approval of the
1992-96 Capital Program based on this legislation from the 1992-96 Capital
Program Review Board, as State law requires. This is the third five-year
plan since the Legislature authorized procedures for the adoption,
approval and amendment of a five-year plan in 1981 for a capital program
designed to upgrade the performance of the MTA's transportation systems
and to supplement, replace and rehabilitate facilities and equipment. The
MTA, the TBTA and the TA are collectively authorized to issue an aggregate
of $3.1 billion of bonds (net of certain statutory exclusions) to finance
a portion of the 1992-96 Capital Program. The 1992-96 Capital Program is
expected to be financed in significant part through the dedication of the
State petroleum business taxes.

There can be no assurance that all the necessary governmental
actions for the Capital Program will be taken, that funding sources
currently identified will not be decreased or eliminated, or that the
1992-96 Capital Program, or parts thereof, will not be delayed or reduced.
Furthermore, the power of the MTA to issue certain bonds expected to be
supported by the appropriation of State petroleum business taxes is
currently the subject of a court challenge. If the Capital Program is
delayed or reduced, ridership and fare revenues may decline, which could,
among other things, impair the MTA's ability to meet its operating
expenses without additional State assistance.

The State's experience has been that if an Authority suffers serious
financial difficulties, both the ability of the State and the Authorities
to obtain financing in the public credit markets and the market price of
the State's outstanding bonds and notes may be adversely affected. The
Housing Finance Agency ("HFA") and the Urban Development Corporation
("UDC") have in the past required substantial amounts of assistance from
the State to meet debt service costs or to pay operating expenses.
Further assistance, possibly in increasing amounts, may be required for
these, or other, Authorities in the future. In addition, certain
statutory arrangements provide for State local assistance payments
otherwise payable to localities to be made under certain circumstances to
certain Authorities. The State has no obligation to provide additional
assistance to localities whose local assistance payments have been paid to
Authorities under these arrangements. However, in the event that such
local assistance payments are so diverted, the affected localities could
seek additional State funds.

Litigation. A number of court actions have been brought involving
State finances. The court actions in which the State is a defendant
generally involve state programs and miscellaneous tort, real property,
employment discrimination and contract claims and the monetary damages
sought are substantial. The outcome of these proceedings could affect the
ability of the State to maintain a balanced State Financial Plan in the
1994-95 fiscal year or thereafter.

In addition to the proceedings noted below, the State is party to
other claims and litigation which its legal counsel has advised are not
probable of adverse court decisions. Although the amounts of potential
losses, if any, are not presently determinable, it is the State's opinion
that its ultimate liability in these cases is not expected to have a
material adverse effect on the State's financial position in the 1994-95
fiscal year or thereafter.

On May 31, 1988 the United States Supreme Court took jurisdiction of
a claim of the State of Delaware that certain unclaimed dividends,
interest and other distributions made by issuers of securities and held by
New York-based brokers incorporated in Delaware for beneficial owners who
cannot be identified or located, had been, and were being, wrongfully
taken by the State of New York pursuant to New York's Abandoned Property
Law (State of Delaware v. State of New York, United States Supreme Court).
All 50 states and the District of Columbia moved to intervene, claiming a
portion of such distributions and similar property taken by the State of
New York from New York-based banks and depositories incorporated in
Delaware. In a decision dated March 30, 1993, the Court granted all
pending motions of the states and the District of Columbia to intervene
and remanded the case to a Special Master for further proceedings
consistent with the Court's decision. The Court determined that the
abandoned property should be remitted first to the state of the beneficial
owner's last known address, if ascertainable and, if not, then to the
state of incorporation of the intermediary bank, broker or depository.
New York and Delaware have executed a settlement agreement which provides
for payments by New York to Delaware of $35 million in the State's 1993-94
fiscal year and five annual payments thereafter of $33 million. New York
and Massachusetts have executed a settlement agreement which provides for
aggregate payments by New York of $23 million, payable over five
consecutive years. The claims of the other states and the District of
Columbia remain.

Among the more significant of these claims still pending against the
State at various procedural stages, are those that challenge: (1) the
validity of agreements and treaties by which various Indian tribes
transferred title to the State of certain land in central New York; (2)
certain aspects of the State's Medicaid rates and regulations, including
reimbursements to providers of mandatory and optional Medicaid services;
(3) contamination in the Love Canal area of Niagara Falls; (4) an action
against State and New York City officials alleging that the present level
of shelter allowance for public assistance recipients is inadequate under
statutory standards to maintain proper housing; (5) challenges to the
practice of reimbursing certain Office of Mental Health patient care
expenses from the client's Social Security benefits; (6) a challenge to
the methods by which the State reimburses localities for the
administrative costs of food stamp programs; (7) alleged responsibility of
State officials to assist in remedying racial segregation in the City of
Yonkers; (8) an action in which the State is a third party defendant, for
injunctive or other appropriate relief, concerning liability for the
maintenance of stone groins constructed along certain areas of Long
Island's shoreline; (9) an action challenging legislation enacted in 1990
which had the effect of deferring certain employer contributions to the
State Teachers' Retirement System and reducing State aid to school
districts by a like amount; (10) a challenge to the constitutionality of
financing programs of the Thruway Authority authorized by Chapters 166 and
410 of the Laws of 19; (11) a challenge to the constitutionality of
financing programs of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the
Thruway Authority authorized by Chapter 56 of the Law of 1993; (12)
challenges to the delay by the State Department of Social Services in
making two one-week Medicaid payments to the service providers; (13)
challenges to provisions of Section 2807-C of the Public Health Law, which
impose a 13% surcharge on inpatient hospital bills paid by commercial
insurers and employee welfare benefit plans and portions of Chapter 55 of
The Laws of 1992 which require hospitals to impose and remit to the state
an 11% surcharge on hospital bills paid by commercial insurers; (14)
challenges to the promulgation of the State's proposed procedure to
determine the eligibility for and nature of home care services for
Medicaid recipients; (15) a challenge to State implementation of a program
which reduces Medicaid benefits to certain home-relief recipients; and
(16) challenges to the rationality and retroactive application of State
regulations recalibrating nursing home Medicaid rates.

Pennsylvania Trust

The following information constitutes only a brief summary of a
number of the complex factors which may impact issuers of Pennsylvania
municipal securities and does not purport to be a complete or exhaustive
description of all conditions to which issuers of Pennsylvania municipal
securities may be subject. Additionally, many factors, including
national, economic, social and environmental policies and conditions,
which are not within the control of such issuers, could have an adverse
impact on the financial condition of such issuers. The Pennsylvania Trust
cannot predict whether or to what extent such factors or other factors may
affect the issuers of Pennsylvania municipal securities, the market value
or marketability of such securities or the ability of the respective
issuers of such securities held by the Pennsylvania Trust to pay interest
on or principal of such securities. The creditworthiness of obligations
issued by local Pennsylvania issuers may be unrelated to the
creditworthiness of obligations issued by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and there is no obligation on the part of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania to make payments on such local obligations. There may be
specific factors that are applicable in connection with investment in the
obligations of particular issuers located within Pennsylvania, and it is
possible the Pennsylvania Trust has invested in obligations of particular
issuers as to which such specific factors are applicable. However, the
information set forth below is intended only as a general summary and not
as a discussion of any specific factors that may affect any particular
issuer of Pennsylvania municipal securities.

State Finance

State Economy. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is one of the most
populous states, ranking fifth behind California, New York, Texas and
Florida. Pennsylvania is an established yet growing state with a
diversified economy. It is the headquarters for 64 major corporations and
the home for more than 268,600 businesses. Pennsylvania historically has
been identified as a heavy industry state although that reputation has
changed recently as the industrial composition of the Commonwealth
diversified when the coal, steel and railroad industries began to decline.
The major new sources of growth in Pennsylvania are in the service sector,
including trade, medical and the health services, education and financial
institutions. Pennsylvania's agricultural industries are also an
important component of the Commonwealth's economic structure, accounting
for more than $3.6 billion in crop and livestock products annually, while
agribusiness and food related industries support $39 billion in economic
activity annually.

Non-agricultural employment in the Commonwealth declined by 5.1
percent during the recessionary period from 1980 to 1983. In 1984, the
declining trend was reversed as employment grew by 2.9 percent over 1983
levels. From 1984 to 1990, non-agricultural employment continued to grow
each year, increasing an additional 14.3 percent during such period. For
the last three years, employment in the Commonwealth has declined 1.2
percent. The growth in employment experienced in Pennsylvania is
comparable to the growth in employment in the Middle Atlantic region which
has occurred during this period. As a percentage of total non--
agricultural employment within the Commonwealth, non-manufacturing
employment has increased steadily since 1980 to its 1993 level of 81.6
percent of total employment. Consequently, manufacturing employment
constitutes a diminished share of total employment within the
Commonwealth. Manufacturing, contributing 18.4 percent of 1993
non-agricultural employment, has fallen behind both the services sector
and the trade sector as the largest single source of employment within the
Commonwealth. In 1993, the services sector accounted for 29.9 percent of
all non-agricultural employment while the trade sector accounted for 22.4
percent.

From 1983 to 1989, Pennsylvania's annual average unemployment rate
dropped from 11.8 percent to 4.5 percent, falling below the national rate
in 1986 for the first time in over a decade. Slower economic growth
caused the unemployment rate in the Commonwealth to rise to 6.9 percent in
1991 and 7.5 percent in 1992. As of July 1994, the seasonally adjusted
unemployment rate for the Commonwealth was 6.5 percent compared to 6.1
percent for the United States as a whole.

The Commonwealth operates under an annual budget which is formulated
and submitted for legislative approval by the Governor each February. The
Pennsylvania Constitution requires that the Governor's budget proposal
consist of three parts: (i) a balanced operating budget setting forth
proposed expenditures and estimated revenues from all sources and, if
estimated revenues and available surplus are less than proposed
expenditures, recommending specific additional sources of revenue
sufficient to pay the deficiency; (ii) a capital budget setting forth
proposed expenditures to be financed from the proceeds of obligations of
the Commonwealth or its agencies or from operating funds; and (iii) a
financial plan for not less than the succeeding five fiscal years, which
includes for each year projected operating expenditures and estimated
revenues and projected expenditures for capital projects. The General
Assembly may add, change or delete any items in the budget prepared by the
Governor, but the Governor retains veto power over the individual
appropriations passed by the legislature. The Commonwealth's fiscal year
begins on July 1 and ends on June 30.

The Constitution and the laws of the Commonwealth require all
payments from the treasury, with the exception of refunds of taxes,
licenses, fees and other charges, to be made only by duly enacted
appropriations. Amounts appropriated from a fund may not exceed its
actual and estimated revenues for the fiscal year plus any surplus
available. Appropriations from the principal operating funds of the
Commonwealth (the General Fund, the Motor License Fund and the State
Lottery Fund) are generally made for one fiscal year and are returned to
the unappropriated surplus of the fund (a lapse) if not spent or
encumbered by the end of the fiscal year.

Pennsylvania uses the "fund" method of accounting for receipts and
disbursements. For purposes of government accounting, a "fund" is an
independent fiscal and accounting entity with a self-balancing set of
accounts, recording cash and/or other resources together with all related
liabilities and equities which are segregated for the purpose of carrying
on specific activities or attaining certain objectives in accordance with
the fund's special regulations, restrictions or limitations. In the
Commonwealth, funds are established by legislative enactment or in certain
cases by administrative action. Over 150 funds have been established for
the purpose of recording the receipts and disbursements of monies received
by the Commonwealth. Annual budgets are adopted each fiscal year for the
principal operating funds of the Commonwealth and several other special
revenue funds. Expenditures and encumbrances against these funds may only
be made pursuant to appropriation measures enacted by the General Assembly
and approved by the Governor. The General Fund, the Commonwealth's
largest fund, receives all tax revenues, non-tax revenues and federal
grants and entitlements that are not specified by law to be deposited
elsewhere. The majority of the Commonwealth's operating and
administrative expenses are payable from the General Fund. Debt service
on all bond indebtedness of the Commonwealth, except that issued for
highway purposes or for the benefit of other special revenue funds, is
payable from the General Fund.

Financial information for the principal operating funds of the
Commonwealth is maintained on a budgetary basis of accounting. Since
1984, the Commonwealth has also prepared annual financial statements in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP").
Financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been audited
jointly by the Auditor General of the Commonwealth and an independent
public accounting firm each year since 1984. Budgetary basis financial
reports are based on a modified cash basis of accounting as opposed to a
modified accrual basis of accounting prescribed by GAAP. The budgetary
basis financial information maintained by the Commonwealth to monitor and
enforce budgetary control is adjusted at fiscal year-end to reflect
appropriate accruals for financial reporting in conformity with GAAP.

Financial Results for Recent Fiscal Years (GAAP Basis). The five
year period from fiscal 1989 through fiscal 1993 was marked by public
health and welfare costs growing at a rate double the growth for all the
state expenditures. Rising caseloads, increased utilization of services
and rising prices joined to produce the rapid rise of public health and
welfare costs at a time when a national recession caused tax revenues to
stagnate and even decline. During the period from fiscal 1989 through
fiscal 1993, public health and welfare costs rose by an average annual
rate of 10.9 percent while tax revenues were growing at an average annual
rate of 5.5 percent. Consequently, spending on other budget programs was
restrained to a growth rate below 5.0 percent and sources of revenues
other than taxes became larger components of fund revenues. Among those
sources are transfers from other funds and hospital and nursing home
pooling of contributions to use as federal matching funds.

Tax revenues declined in fiscal 1991 as a result of the recession in
the economy. A $2.7 billion tax increase enacted for fiscal 1992 brought
financial stability to the General Fund. That tax increase included
several taxes with retroactive effective dates which generated some one-
time revenues during fiscal 1992. The absence of those revenues in fiscal
1993 contributed to the decline in tax revenues shown for fiscal 1993.

Fiscal 1991 Financial Results -- GAAP Basis. The General Fund
experienced an $861.2 million operating deficit resulting in a fund
balance deficit of $980.9 million at June 30, 1991. The operating deficit
was a consequence of the effect of a national recession that restrained
budget revenues and pushed expenditures above budgeted levels. At
June 30, 1991, a negative unreserved-undesignated balance of $1,146.2
million was reported. During fiscal 1991, the balance in the Tax
Stabilization Reserve Fund was used to maintain vital state spending.

Budgetary Basis. A deficit of $453.6 million was recorded by the
General Fund at June 30, 1991. The deficit was a consequence of higher
than budgeted expenditures and lower than estimated revenues during the
fiscal year brought about by the national economic recession that began
during the fiscal year. The budgetary basis deficit at June 30, 1991 was
carried into the 1992 fiscal year and funded in the fiscal 1992 budget.

A number of actions were taken throughout the fiscal year by the
Commonwealth to mitigate the effects of the recession on budget revenues
and expenditures. Actions taken, together with normal appropriation
lapses, produced $871 million in expenditure reductions and revenue
increases for the fiscal year. The most significant of these actions were
a $214 million transfer from the Pennsylvania Industrial Development
Authority ("PIDA"), a $134 million transfer from the Tax Stabilization
Reserve Fund, and a pooled financing program to match federal Medicaid
funds replacing $145 million of state funds.

Restrained by the recession, economic activity within the state
declined and caused corporation tax receipts and sales and use tax
receipts to be below year-earlier receipts. Sales and use tax collections
for the fiscal year totaled $4,200.3 million, a 0.9 percent decrease from
fiscal 1990 collections and $276.4 million below the budget estimate.
Corporation, public utility, financial and insurance taxes in aggregate
totaled $2,648.0 million, 7.3 percent below fiscal 1990 collections and
$199.0 million below the budget estimate. Personal income tax receipts
totaled $3,375.5 million, an increase of 2.0 percent over fiscal 1990
collections, but $136.6 million below the budget estimate.

Non-tax revenues were above the budget estimate largely as a result
of the $214 million transfer of funds from the PIDA recapitalization. In
addition to the transfer from PIDA, $230.1 million of other non-recurring
revenues were received during the fiscal year to help reduce the budget
deficit.

Rising program demands caused by the economic recession,
particularly for the medical assistance and cash assistance programs,
produced rapidly increasing costs during the fiscal year, causing
expenditures to exceed their respective budget estimates. Costs of
special education programs and for corrections facilities and programs
also exceeded their budgeted amounts due to underestimates of their fiscal
year costs. Meeting these higher budget needs required supplemental
appropriation authority of $374 million to be enacted during the fiscal
year.

One consequence of the lower revenues and higher expenditures than
budgeted for fiscal 1991 was the need to delay making certain
disbursements against state appropriations. Throughout the fiscal year
the Commonwealth elected to defer certain disbursements of appropriated
amounts in order to assure that sufficient cash was available to meet the
highest priority payments such as debt service, cash assistance and
payrolls. The deferred payments were accounted for as fiscal 1991
expenditures but were disbursed during fiscal 1992 from current cash flow
or from the proceeds of the fiscal 1992 tax anticipation notes.

Fiscal 1992 Financial Results -- GAAP Basis. During fiscal 1992 the
General Fund recorded a $1.1 billion operating surplus. This operating
surplus was achieved through legislated tax rate increases and tax base
broadening measures enacted in August 1991 and by controlling expenditures
through numerous cost reduction measures implemented throughout the fiscal
year. These actions are described more fully below under the heading
"Budgetary Basis". As a result of the fiscal 1992 operating surplus, the
fund balance has increased to $87.5 million and the
unreserved/undesignated deficit has dropped to $138.6 million from its
fiscal 1991 level of $1,146.2 million.

Budgetary Basis. Eliminating the budget deficit carried into fiscal
1992 from fiscal 1991 and providing revenues for fiscal 1992 budgeted
expenditures required tax revisions that are estimated to have increased
receipts for the 1992 fiscal year by over $2.7 billion. Total revenues
for the fiscal year were $14,516.8 million, a $2,654.5 million increase
over cash revenues during fiscal 1991. Originally based on forecasts for
an economic recovery, the budget revenue estimates were revised downward
during the fiscal year to reflect continued recessionary economic
activity. Largely due to the tax revisions enacted for the budget,
corporate tax receipts totaled $3,761.2 million, up from $2,656.3 million
in fiscal 1991, sales tax receipts increased by $302.0 million to $4,499.7
million, and personal income tax receipts totaled $4,807.4 million, an
increase of $1,443.8 million over receipts in fiscal 1991.

As a result of the lowered revenue estimate during the fiscal year,
increased emphasis was placed on restraining expenditure growth and
reducing expenditure levels. A number of cost reductions were implemented
during the fiscal year that contributed to $296.8 million of appropriation
lapses. These appropriation lapses were responsible for the $8.8 million
surplus at fiscal year-end, after accounting for the required 10 percent
transfer of the surplus to the Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund.

Spending increases in the fiscal 1992 budget were largely accounted
for by increases for education, social services and corrections programs.
Commonwealth funds for the support of public schools were increased by 9.8
percent to provide a $438.0 million increase to $4.9 billion for fiscal
1992. The fiscal 1992 budget provided additional funds for basic and
special education and included provisions designed to help restrain the
annual increase of special education costs, an area of recent rapid cost
increases. Child welfare appropriations supporting county-operated child
welfare programs were increased $67.0 million, more than 31.5 percent over
fiscal 1991. Other social service areas such as medical and cash
assistance also received significant funding increases as costs have risen
quickly as a result of the economic recession and high inflation rates of
medical care costs. The costs of corrections programs, reflecting the
marked increase in prisoner population, increased by 12.0 percent.
Economic development efforts, largely funded from bond proceeds in fiscal
1991, were continued with General Fund appropriations for fiscal 1992.

The budget included the use of several Medicaid pooled financing
transactions. These pooling transactions replaced $135.0 million of
Commonwealth funds, allowing total spending under the budget to increase
by an equal amount.

Fiscal 1993 Financial Results -- GAAP Basis. The fund balance of
the General Fund increased by $611.4 million during the fiscal year, led
by an increase in the unreserved balance of $576.8 million over the prior
fiscal year balance. At June 30, 1993, the fund balance totaled $698.9
and the unreserved/undesignated balance totaled $64.4 million. A
continuing recovery of the Commonwealth's financial condition from the
effects of the national economic recession of 1990 and 1991 is
demonstrated by this increase in the balance and a return to a positive
unreserved/undesignated balance. The previous positive
unreserved/undesignated balance was recorded in fiscal 1987. For the
second consecutive fiscal year the increase in the unreserved/undesignated
balance exceeded the increase recorded in the budgetary basis
unappropriated surplus during the fiscal year.

Budgetary Basis. The 1993 fiscal year closed with revenues higher
than anticipated and expenditures about as projected, resulting in an
ending unappropriated balance surplus (prior to the ten percent transfer
to the Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund) of $242.3 million, slightly higher
than estimated in May 1993. Cash revenues were $41.5 million above the
budget estimate and totaled $14.633 billion representing less than a one
percent increase over revenues for the 1992 fiscal year. A reduction in
the personal income tax rate in July 1992 and revenues from retroactive
corporate tax increases received in fiscal 1992 were responsible, in part,
for the low revenue growth in fiscal 1993.

Appropriations less lapses totaled an estimated $13.870 billion
representing a 1.1 percent increase over those during fiscal 1992. The
low growth in spending is a consequence of a low rate of revenue growth,
significant one-time expenses during fiscal 1992, increased tax refund
reserves to cushion against adverse decisions on pending litigations, and
the receipt of federal funds for expenditures previously paid out of
Commonwealth funds.

By state statute, ten percent of the budgetary basis unappropriated
surplus at the end of a fiscal year is to be transferred to the Tax
Stabilization Reserve Fund. The transfer for the fiscal 1993 balance is
$24.2 million. The remaining unappropriated surplus of $218.0 million was
carried forward into the 1994 fiscal year.

Fiscal 1994 Budget (Budgetary Basis). Commonwealth revenues during
the fiscal year totaled $15,210.7 million, $38.6 million above the fiscal
year estimate, and 3.9 percent over Commonwealth revenues during the
previous fiscal year. The sales tax was an important contributor to the
higher than estimated revenues. Collections from the sales tax were
$5.124 billion, a 6.1 percent increase from the prior fiscal year and
$81.3 million above estimate. The strength of collections from the sales
tax offset the lower than budgeted performance of the personal income tax
which ended the fiscal year $74.4 million below estimate. The shortfall
in the personal income tax was largely due to shortfalls in income not
subject to withholding such as interest, dividends and other income. Tax
refunds in fiscal 1994 were reduced substantially below the $530 million
amount provided in fiscal 1993. The higher fiscal 1993 amount and the
reduced fiscal 1994 amount occurred because reserves of approximately $160
million were added to fiscal 1993 tax refunds to cover potential payments
if the Commonwealth lost litigation known as Philadelphia Suburban Corp.
v. Commonwealth. Those reserves were carried into fiscal 1994 until the
litigation was decided in the Commonwealth's favor in December 1993 and
$147.3 million of reserves for tax refunds were released.

Expenditures, excluding pooled financing expenditures and net of all
fiscal 1994 appropriation lapses, totaled $14,934.4 million representing a
7.2 percent increase over fiscal 1993 expenditures. Medical assistance
and corrections spending contributed to the rate of spending growth for
the fiscal year.

The Commonwealth maintained an operating balance on a budgetary
basis for fiscal 1994 producing a fiscal year ending unappropriated
surplus of $335.8 million. By state statute, ten percent ($33.6 million)
of that surplus will be transferred to the Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund
and the remaining balance will be carried over into the 1995 fiscal year.

Fiscal 1995 Budget. The fiscal 1995 budget was approved by the
Governor on June 16, 1994 and provided for $15,652.9 million of
appropriations from Commonwealth funds, an increase of 3.9 percent over
appropriations, including supplemental appropriations, for fiscal 1994.
Medical assistance expenditures represent the largest single increase in
the budget ($221 million) representing a nine percent increase over the
prior fiscal year. The budget includes a reform of the state-funded
public assistance program that added certain categories of eligibility to
the program but also limited the availability of such assistance to other
eligible persons. Education subsidies to local school districts were
increased by $132.2 million to continue the increased funding for the
poorest school districts in the state.

The budget also includes tax reductions totaling an estimated $166.4
million. Low income working families will benefit from an increase of the
dependent exemption to $3,000 from $1,500 for the first dependent and from
$1,000 for all additional dependents. A reduction to the corporate net
income tax rate from 12.25 percent to 9.99 percent to be phased in over a
period of four years was enacted. A net operating loss provision has been
added to the corporate net income tax and will be phased in over three
years with a $500,000 per firm annual cap on losses used to offset
profits. Several other tax changes to the sales tax, the inheritance tax
and the capital stock and franchise tax were also enacted.

The fiscal 1995 budget projects a $4 million fiscal year-end
unappropriated surplus. No assumption as to appropriation lapses in
fiscal 1995 has been made.

Tax Structure. The Commonwealth, through its principal operating
funds -- the General Fund, the Motor License Fund and the State Lottery
Fund -- receives over 57 percent of its revenues from taxes levied by the
Commonwealth. Interest earnings, licenses and fees, lottery ticket sales,
liquor store profits, miscellaneous revenues, augmentations and federal
government grants supply the balance of receipts to these funds.

Tax and fee proceeds relating to motor fuels and vehicles are
constitutionally dedicated for highway purposes and are deposited into the
Motor License Fund. Lottery ticket sale revenues are deposited into the
State Lottery Fund and are reserved by statute for programs to benefit
senior citizens. Revenues, other than those specified to be deposited in
a particular fund, are deposited into the General Fund.

The major tax sources for the General Fund of the Commonwealth are
the sales tax enacted in 1953, the personal income tax enacted in 1971,
and the corporate net income tax which in its present form dates back to
1935. The last restructuring of the Commonwealth's tax system occurred
with the enactment of the Tax Reform Code of 1971 that codified many of
the taxes levied by the Commonwealth.

The major tax sources for the Motor License Fund are the liquid
fuels taxes and the oil company franchise tax. The Motor License Fund
also receives revenues from fees levied on heavy trucks and from taxes on
fuels used for aviation purposes. Use of these revenues is restricted to
the repair and construction of highway bridges and aviation programs
respectively.

The Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund was established in 1986 to
provide a source of funds that can be used to alleviate emergencies
threatening the health, safety or welfare of the Commonwealth's citizens
or to offset unanticipated revenue shortfalls due to economic downturns.
Income to the fund is provided by specific appropriation from available
balances by the General Assembly, from investment income and, after fiscal
1991, by the transfer to the Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund of 10 percent
of the budgetary basis operating surplus in the General Fund at the close
of any fiscal year. In addition, the proceeds received from the
disposition of assets of the Commonwealth are also to be deposited into
the Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund. The Commonwealth has not prepared
estimates of such sales.

Assets of the Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund may be used only upon
the recommendation by the Governor and approval by the vote of two-thirds
of the members of each house of the General Assembly. In February 1991,
in response to a projected fiscal 1991 General Fund budgetary deficit
caused by lower revenues and higher expenditures than budgeted, the
Governor recommended, and the General Assembly authorized, the available
balance of $133.8 million in the Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund be used to
pay medical assistance and special education costs not covered by budgeted
funds. On June 30, 1994, the balance in the Tax Stabilization Fund was
$29.9 million. A transfer of $33.6 million into the Fund will be made
representing the 10 percent portion of the fiscal 1994 General Fund fiscal
year-end balance.

Debt Limits and Outstanding Debt. The Pennsylvania Constitution
permits the Commonwealth to issue the following types of debt: (i) debt to
suppress insurrection or rehabilitate areas affected by disaster, (ii)
electorate approved debt, (iii) debt for capital projects subject to an
aggregate debt limit of 1.75 times the annual average tax revenues of the
preceding five fiscal years, and (iv) tax anticipation notes payable in
the fiscal year of issuance. All debt except tax anticipation notes must
be amortized in substantial and regular amounts.

Outstanding general obligation debt totalled $5,075.8 million on
June 30, 1994, an increase of $37 million from June 30, 1993. Over the
10-year period ending June 30, 1994, total outstanding general obligation
debt increased at an annual rate of 1.3 percent. Within the most recent
5-year period, outstanding general obligation debt has grown at an annual
rate of 1.5 percent.

General obligation debt for non-highway purposes of $3,791.9 million
was outstanding on June 30, 1994. Outstanding debt for these purposes
increased $148.3 million since June 30, 1993, in large part due to the
recent emphasis the Commonwealth has placed on infrastructure investment
as a means to spur economic growth and to provide a higher quality of life
for Commonwealth residents. For the period ending June 30, 1994, the
10-year and 5-year average annual compounded growth rate for total
outstanding debt for non-highway purposes has been 3.6 percent and 4.9
percent, respectively. In its current debt financing plan, Commonwealth
infrastructure investment projects include improvement and rehabilitation
of existing capital facilities, such as water supply systems and
construction of new facilities, such as roads, prisons and public
buildings.

Outstanding general obligation debt for highway purposes was
$1,283.8 million on June 30, 1994, a decrease of $111.4 million from June
30, 1993. Highway outstanding debt has declined over the most recent
10-year and 5-year periods ending June 30, 1994 by the annual average
rates of 3.4 percent and 5.6 percent, respectively.

During the period from 1980 through 1986, all of the Commonwealth's
highway investment was funded from current year revenues. Beginning in
1987, a limited return to the issuance of long-term bonds was required to
finance immediately needed repairs to highway bridges. The highway bridge
bonding program is funded from the Highway Bridge Improvement Restricted
Account within the Motor License Fund. Revenues in this restricted
account are derived from six cent per gallon surtax on motor fuel used on
Commonwealth highways by motor carriers and increased registration fees
for trucks and truck tractors weighing above 26,000 pounds. The two
funding sources for the Highway Bridge Improvement Restricted Account were
enacted on July 13, 1987 to replace revenues from an axle tax on heavy
trucks which was declared unconstitutional by the United States Supreme
Court.

The Commonwealth has also issued obligations for its advance
construction interstate program (the "ACI Program") to fund the completion
of the interstate highway network in anticipation of the receipt of
reimbursements for the federally financed portion of these projects. As
of June 30, 1994, $48 million of ACI Program debt was outstanding.

The Commonwealth may incur debt to fund capital projects for
community colleges, highways, public improvements, transportation
assistance, flood control, redevelopment assistance, site development and
the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority. Before a project may
be funded, it must be itemized in a capital budget bill adopted by the
General Assembly. An annual capital budget bill states the maximum amount
of debt for capital projects that may be incurred during the current
fiscal year for projects authorized in the current or previous years'
capital budget bills. Capital projects debt is subject to a
constitutional limit on debt. As of June 30, 1994, $3,965.6 million of
capital projects debt was outstanding.

The issuance of electorate approved debt is subject to the enactment
of legislation which places on the ballot the question of whether debt
shall be incurred. Such legislation must state the purposes for which the
debt is to be authorized and, as a matter of practice, includes a maximum
amount of funds to be borrowed. Upon electorate approval and enactment of
legislation implementing the proposed debt-funded program, bonds may be
issued. As of June 30, 1994, the Commonwealth had $848.7 million of
electorate approved debt outstanding.

Debt issued to rehabilitate areas affected by disasters is
authorized by specific legislation. The Commonwealth had $51.2 million of
disaster relief debt outstanding as of June 30, 1994.

Due to the timing of major tax payment dates, the Commonwealth's
cash receipts are generally concentrated in the last four months of the
fiscal year, from March through June. Disbursements are distributed more
evenly throughout the fiscal year. As a result, operating cash shortages
can occur during certain months of the fiscal year. The Commonwealth
engages in short-term borrowing to fund expenses within the fiscal year
through the sale of tax anticipation notes. The Commonwealth may issue
tax anticipation notes only for the account of the General Fund or the
Motor License Fund or both such funds. The principal amount issued, when
added to that outstanding, may not exceed in the aggregate 20 percent of
the revenues estimated to accrue to the appropriate fund or both funds in
the fiscal year. Tax anticipation notes must mature within the fiscal
year in which they are issued. The Commonwealth is not permitted to fund
deficits between fiscal years with any form of debt. All year-end deficit
balances must be funded within the succeeding fiscal year's budget. The
Commonwealth issued $400.0 million of tax anticipation notes for the
account of the General Fund for fiscal 1994. All such notes matured on
June 30, 1994 and were paid from fiscal 1994 General Fund receipts.

Pending the issuance of bonds, the Commonwealth may issue bond
anticipation notes subject to the applicable statutory and constitutional
limitations generally imposed on bonds. The term of such borrowings may
not exceed three years. Currently, there are no bond anticipation notes
outstanding.

Certain state-created agencies have statutory authority to incur
debt for which state appropriations to pay debt service thereon is not
required. The debt of these agencies is supported by assets of, or
revenues derived from, the various projects financed and is not an
obligation of the Commonwealth. Some of these agencies, however, are
indirectly dependent on Commonwealth appropriations. These entities
include: Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, Delaware River Port
Authority, Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority, Pennsylvania Higher
Education Assistance Agency, Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities
Authority, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania
Infrastructure Investment Authority, Pennsylvania State Public School
Building Authority, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the Philadelphia
Regional Port Authority and the Pennsylvania Economic Development
Financing Authority. As of December 31, 1993, the aggregate outstanding
indebtedness of these entities was $5,767.7 million.

The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency ("PHFA"), as of December 31,
1993, had $2,052.5 million of revenue bonds and $13.0 million of notes
outstanding. The statute creating PHFA provides that if there is a
potential deficiency in the capital reserve fund or if funds are necessary
to avoid default on interest, principal or sinking fund payments on bonds
or notes of PHFA, the Governor, upon notification from the PHFA, shall
place in the budget of the Commonwealth for the next succeeding year an
amount sufficient to make up any such deficiency or to avoid any such
default. The budget as finally adopted by the General Assembly may or may
not include the amount so placed therein by the Governor. PHFA is not
permitted to borrow additional funds so long as any deficiency exists in
the capital reserve fund.

The Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of
Philadelphia, as of June 30, 1993, had $21.1 million of bonds outstanding
which benefit from a moral obligation of the Commonwealth's Department of
Public Welfare to request a budget appropriation to make up any deficiency
in the debt service reserve fund for said bonds. The budget as finally
adopted may or may not include the amount requested.

The Commonwealth, through several of its departments and agencies,
has entered into various agreements to lease, as lessee, certain real
property and equipment and to make lease rental payments. Some of those
lease payments are pledged as security for various outstanding debt
obligations issued by certain public authorities or other entities within
the state. All lease payments due from Commonwealth departments and
agencies are subject to and dependent upon an annual spending
authorization approved through the Commonwealth's annual budget process.
The Commonwealth is not required by law to appropriate or otherwise
provide moneys from which the lease payments are to be paid. The
obligations to be paid from such lease payments are not bonded debt of the
Commonwealth.

The Commonwealth maintains contributory benefit pension plans
covering all state employees, public school employees and employees of
certain other state-related organizations. Unfunded actuarial accrued
liabilities for the Public School Employees' Retirement Fund as of June
30, 1993 were $3,303 million, and for the State Employees' Retirement Fund
were $847 million as of December 31, 1993.

Municipal Finance

Local Finance. The Local Government Unit Debt Act (Act 52 of 1978)
(the "Debt Act") establishes debt limits for local government units.
Local government units include municipalities (except a first class city
or county), school districts and intermediate units. The Act establishes
three classes of debt for a local government unit: (i) electoral debt
(debt incurred with the approval of the electors of the municipality for
which there is no limitation on the amount that may be incurred); (ii)
nonelectoral debt (debt of a local government unit not being electoral or
lease rental debt); (iii) lease rental debt (the principal amount of debt
of an authority organized by a municipality or debt of another local
government unit, which debt is to be repaid by the local government unit
through a lease, subsidy contract, guarantee or other form of agreement
evidencing acquisition of a capital asset, payable or which may be payable
out of tax revenues and other general revenues. Each local government
unit is subject to a limitation as to the amount of class "ii" and class
"iii" debt which may be issued which is based upon such local government
unit's Borrowing Base.

Borrowing Base is defined in the Debt Act as the annual arithmetic
average of the total revenues for the three full fiscal years ended next
preceding the date of the incurring of nonelectoral debt or lease rental
debt. Total revenues for the purposes of the Debt Act excludes, inter
alia, certain state and federal subsidies and reimbursements, certain
pledged revenues, interest on pledged funds and nonrecurring items.

The debt limitations applicable to the various local government
units are set forth below:

Nonelectoral Nonelectoral plus
Lease Rental
First Class
School District 100% of Borrowing Base 200% of Borrowing Base

County 300% of Borrowing Base 400% of Borrowing Base

Other 250% of Borrowing Base 350% of Borrowing Base

A county may utilize an additional debt limit of 100% of its
Borrowing Base for additional nonelectoral or additional lease rental
debt, or both, if such county has assumed countywide responsibility for
hospitals and other public health services, air and water pollution
control, flood control, environmental protection, water distribution and
supply systems, sewage and refuse collection and disposal systems,
education at any level, highways, public transportation, or port
operations, but such additional debt limit may be so utilized only to
provide funds for and towards the costs of capital facilities for any or
any combination of the foregoing purposes.

City of Philadelphia. The City of Philadelphia ("Philadelphia")
is the largest city in the Commonwealth, with an estimated population of
1,585,577 according to the 1990 Census. Philadelphia functions both as a
city of the first class and a county for the purpose of administering
various governmental programs.

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1991, Philadelphia
experienced a cumulative General Fund balance deficit of $153.5 million.
The audit findings for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1992, place the
Cumulative General Fund balance deficit at $224.9.

Legislation providing for the establishment of the Pennsylvania
Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority ("PICA") to assist first class
cities in remedying fiscal emergencies was enacted by the General Assembly
and approved by the Governor in June 1991. PICA is designed to provide
assistance through the issuance of funding debt to liquidate budget
deficits and to make factual findings and recommendations to the assisted
city concerning its budgetary and fiscal affairs. An intergovernmental
cooperation agreement between Philadelphia and PICA was approved by City
Council on January 3, 1992, and approved by the PICA Board and signed by
the Mayor on January 8, 1992. At this time, Philadelphia is operating
under a five year fiscal plan approved by PICA on April 6, 1992. Full
implementation of the five year plan was delayed due to labor negotiations
that were not completed until October 1992, three months after the
expiration of the old labor contracts. The terms of the new labor
contracts are estimated to cost approximately $144.0 million more than
what was budgeted in the original five year plan. An amended five year
plan was approved by PICA in May 1993. The audit findings show a surplus
of approximately $3 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1993. The
fiscal 1994 budget projects no deficit and a balanced budget for the year
ended June 30, 1994. The Mayor's latest update of the five year financial
plan was approved by PICA on May 2, 1994.

In June 1992, PICA issued $474,555,000 of its Special Tax
Revenue Bonds to provide financial assistance to Philadelphia and to
liquidate the cumulative General Fund balance deficit. PICA issued
$643,430,000 in July 1993 and $178,675,000 in August 1993 of Special Tax
Revenue Bonds to refund certain general obligation bonds of the city and
to fund additional capital projects.

Litigation. According to the Official Statement dated August
24, 1994 describing Certificates of Participation in Lease Payments by the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Office of Attorney General and the
Office of General Counsel have reviewed the status of pending litigation
against the Commonwealth, its officers and employees, and have identified
the following cases as ones where an adverse decision could materially
affect the Commonwealth's governmental operations. Listed below are all
litigation items so identified that may have a material effect on
government operations of the Commonwealth and consequently, the
Commonwealth's ability to pay debt service on its obligations.

Under Act No. 1978-152 approved September 28, 1978, as amended,
the General Assembly approved a limited waiver of sovereign immunity.
Damages for any loss are limited to $250,000 for each person and
$1,000,000 for each accident. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has held
that this limitation is constitutional. Approximately 3,500 suits against
the Commonwealth remain open. Tort claim payments for the departments and
agencies, other than the Department of Transportation, are paid from
departmental and agency operating and program appropriations. Tort claim
payments for the Department of Transportation are paid from an
appropriation from the Motor License Fund. The Motor License Fund tort
claim appropriation for fiscal 1994 has been increased by 83 percent to
$32.0 million to fund possibly higher and more numerous payments resulting
from recent decisions by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, including Woods
v. PaDOT, that will affect the Department of Transportation's liability.
The Woods v. PaDOT ruling changes the computation for delay damages by
using the jury award as the base rather than the damage limits specified
in Act No. 1978-152.

Baby Neal v. Commonwealth

In April of 1990, the American Civil Liberties Union ("ACLU")
and various named plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against the Commonwealth in
federal court seeking an order requiring the Commonwealth to provide
additional funding for child welfare services. No figures for the amount
of funding sought are available. A similar lawsuit filed in the
Commonwealth Court, captioned as The City of Philadelphia, Hon. Wilson
Goode v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Hon. Robert P. Casey et al., was
resolved through a court approved settlement providing, inter alia, for
more Commonwealth funding for these services for fiscal year 1991 as well
as a commitment to pay to counties $30.0 million over five years. The
Commonwealth then sought dismissal of the federal action based on, among
other things, the settlement of the Commonwealth Court case.

In January of 1992, the U.S. District Court, per Judge Kelly,
denied the ACLU's motion for class certification and held that the "next
friends" seeking to represent the interests of the 16 minor plaintiffs in
the case were inadequate representatives. The Commonwealth filed a motion
for summary judgment on most of the counts in the ACLU's complaint on the
basis of, among other things, Suter v. Artist M.. After the motion for
summary judgment was filed, the ACLU filed a renewed motion to certify
sub-classes. The court stayed decision on that motion pending decision on
the motion for summary judgment.

The district court has since denied the ACLU's motion for class
certification. The parties have stipulated to a judgment against the
plaintiffs in order for plaintiffs to appeal the denial of class
certification to the Third Circuit.

County of Allegheny v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

On December 7, 1987, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held in
County of Allegheny v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, that the statutory
scheme for county funding of the judicial system is in conflict with the
Pennsylvania Constitution. However, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
stayed its judgment to afford the General Assembly an opportunity to enact
appropriate funding legislation consistent with its opinion and ordered
that the prior system of county funding shall remain in place until this
is done. Allegheny County, on February 12, 1991, filed a motion in the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to lift the stay and enforce the judgment.
The Supreme Court subsequently denied the motion.

On March 3, 1989, the City of Philadelphia, Allegheny County,
and the state County Commissioner's Association filed suit in the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania to require the General Assembly to appropriate the
funds required by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. That suit was
summarily dismissed on March 31, 1989. On February 14, 1991, the
Pennsylvania State Association of County Commissioners and the Counties of
Blair, Bucks, Erie, Huntington and Perry filed in the Commonwealth Court
of Pennsylvania an action for declaratory judgment requesting an order
that the Commonwealth be required to provide funds for the operation of
the courts of common pleas in accordance with the County of Allegheny
decision. These parties also requested the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
to assume plenary jurisdiction over their case. The Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania refused to do so, and these parties have withdrawn the
Commonwealth Court action.

On October 5, 1992, the Pennsylvania State Association of County
Commissioners, along with Allegheny, Beaver, Clarion, Forest, Tioga and
Washington counties, filed in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania a motion
to enforce judgment seeking an order that would direct the Commonwealth to
restore funding for local courts and district justices to levels existing
in 1987. The Commonwealth has filed a response opposing the motion. By
order dated May 26, 1993, the motion to enforce judgment was denied.

On December 7, 1992, the State Association of County
Commissioners filed a new action in mandamus seeking to compel the
Commonwealth to comply with the decision in County of Allegheny. The
Commonwealth has filed a response in opposition to the new action.

The General Assembly has yet to consider legislation
implementing the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania's judgment.

Fidelity Bank v. Commonwealth

In Dale National Bank v. Commonwealth the Pennsylvania Supreme
Court held that it was unconstitutional for the Commonwealth, in
calculating the bank shares tax, to include in the taxable base the value
represented by federal obligations. In response, in 1983, the Legislature
enacted the single excise tax which was levied on banking firms to recover
refunds owed to each bank as a result of Dale. First National Bank of
Fredericksburg challenged the constitutionality of the single excise tax.
On February 3, 1989, the Supreme Court in First National Bank of
Fredericksburg v. Commonwealth held that the single excise tax, as applied
to the First National Bank of Fredericksburg and its affiliated banks,
violated the banks' due process rights and separation of powers doctrine.

On July 1, 1989, the Governor signed into law Act 1989-21, the
Amended Bank Shares Tax. This law, which revised the bank shares tax by
adjusting the tax base and increasing the tax rate, provided additional
revenues to the Commonwealth during fiscal year 1989-90 sufficient to meet
the Fredericksburg refund liabilities and to maintain a projected positive
budget balance for the General Fund. Single excise tax refunds were given
in the form of credits against the 1989 Amended Bank Shares Tax. After
the first installment of the Amended Bank Shares Tax became due in October
30, 1989, First National Bank of Fredericksburg, Fidelity Bank, and
Equibank filed actions against the Commonwealth contesting the
constitutionality of the tax. First National Bank of Fredericksburg and
Equibank have since withdrawn their cases.

On July 7, 1994, the Commonwealth Court en banc ruled that the
1989 Amended Bank Shares Tax is constitutional. The Court also ruled that
the New Bank Shares Credit Law, passed by the General Assembly in 1989 to
provide a credit against the 1989 Amended Bank Shares Tax for banks
chartered after January 1, 1979, violates the Uniformity Clause of the
Pennsylvania Constitution. The ruling striking down the New Bank Shares
Credit Law results in an expected revenue gain of $11.6 million dollars
for the Commonwealth.

Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools (PARSS) v. Casey

This action was filed in January, 1991 by an association of
rural and small schools, several individual school districts, and a group
of parents and students, against Governor Robert P. Casey and Secretary of
Education Donald M. Carroll, Jr. The action challenges the
constitutionality of the Commonwealth's system for funding local school
districts. The action consists of two parallel cases, one in the
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, and one in the United States District
Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The federal court case has
been indefinitely stayed, pending resolution of the state court case. The
state court case is in the pretrial discovery stage. The trial has not
yet been scheduled.

Philadelphia Suburban Corp. v. Commonwealth

On December 10, 1993, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned
a decision of the Commonwealth Court ruling that dividends received by a
corporate taxpayer which are accounted for under the equity method of
accounting are not includible in average net income for purposes of
determining capital stock value under the fixed formula. The Commonwealth
Court held that the Revenue Department regulation which requires that book
income be adjusted to include dividends accounted for under the equity
method is contrary to the capital stock tax law which requires that net
income be computed on an unconsolidated basis exclusive of the net income
or loss of corporations in which the taxpayer has an investment. The
Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision permits the Commonwealth to release
$147 million held in reserve for potential tax refund.

Austin v. Department of Corrections, et al.

In November 1990, the American Civil Liberties Union ("ACLU")
brought a class action lawsuit on behalf of the inmate populations in
thirteen Commonwealth correctional institutions.

The lawsuit challenges the conditions of confinement at each
institution and includes specified allegations of overcrowding,
deficiencies in medical and mental health services, inadequate
environmental conditions, disparate treatment of HIV positive prisoners
and other assorted claims.

No damages are sought. The ACLU is seeking injunctive relief
which would modify conditions, change practices and procedures and
increase the number of staff deployment. The Department of Corrections
has been ordered to implement a new policy regarding detection and
prevention of tuberculosis. If injunctive relief is granted, the cost to
the Commonwealth may be substantial. The Commonwealth may incur
significant capital and personnel costs after this fiscal year ranging in
the millions of dollars.

Trial of this matter will take place in four distinct phases:
Corrections, Environmental, Medical and Mental Health. Trial of the first
phase (Corrections) began on December 6, 1993. The court recessed on
January 3, 1994, prompted by settlement negotiations between the parties,
and trial will resume if a settlement is not reached.

Scott v. Snider

In 1991, a consortium of public interest law firms filed a class
action suit, Scott v. Snider, against various Commonwealth officers,
alleging that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania had failed to comply with a
1989 federal mandate to provide and pay for early and periodic screening,
diagnostic, and treatment services for all Medicaid-eligible children
under the age of 21. If the federal court were to grant all of the relief
that plaintiffs are seeking, the Commonwealth would be obligated, among
other things, (1) to substantially revise the methods by which it
presently identifies children in need of treatment and (2) to expand the
scope of services and treatment presently provided to such children. It
is estimated that such relief, if granted in toto, would cost the
Commonwealth approximately $98 million. On July 7, 1993, an Intervening
Complaint was filed by the City and County of Philadelphia, Allegheny
County, Pennsylvania State Association of County Commissioners, et al.,
but intervention was denied by the Court.

Defendants have moved for summary judgment, and plaintiffs are
seeking partial summary judgment. The court has not yet ruled on these
motions.

Pennsylvania Medical Society v. Karen F. Snider

The Pennsylvania Medical Society sued the Commonwealth for
payment of the full co-pay and deductible for outpatient services provided
to medical assistance clients who are also eligible for Medicare. The
federal Medicare program has an established fee schedule for services
under Part B of which Medicare pays 80 percent and the patient is
responsible for the 20 percent co-pay. For medical assistance eligible
clients the medical assistance program pays the 20 percent patient co-pay
amount up to the maximum fee for service set under the Commonwealth's
medical assistance program. Consequently, when the 80 percent portion
paid by Medicare equals or exceeds the state established medical
assistance fee for that service, the Commonwealth has not paid the
remaining 20 percent portion of the fee. It is the position of the
Commonwealth that the medical assistance fee has precedence and the
service provider should not be paid more than the Commonwealth's fee
schedule. The Commonwealth received a favorable decision in the United
States District Court but the Pennsylvania Medical Society appealed that
decision and won a reversal in the United States Third Circuit Court. No
detailed cost estimates have been completed, but estimates made earlier
have estimated the cost to the Commonwealth of approximately $50 million
per year. An appeal is under consideration.

Virginia Trust

Investors should be aware of certain factors that might affect
the financial condition of issuers of Virginia municipal securities.

Bonds in the Virginia Trust may include primarily debt
obligations of the subdivisions of the Commonwealth of Virginia issued to
obtain funds for various public purposes, including the construction of a
wide range of public facilities such as airports, bridges, highways,
schools, streets and water and sewer works. Other purposes for which
bonds may be issued include the obtaining of funds to lend to public or
private institutions for the construction of facilities such as
educational, hospital, housing, and solid waste disposal facilities. The
latter are generally payable from private sources which, in varying
degrees, may depend on local economic conditions, but are not necessarily
affected by the ability of the Commonwealth of Virginia and its political
subdivisions to pay their debts. Therefore, the general risk factors as
to the credit of the State or its political subdivision discussed herein
may not be relevant to the Virginia Trust.

The Constitution of Virginia limits the ability of the
Commonwealth to create debt. The Constitution requires a balanced budget.
The Commonwealth has maintained a high level of fiscal stability for many
years due in large part to conservative financial operations and diverse
sources of revenue. The economy of the Commonwealth of Virginia is based
primarily on manufacturing, the government sector (including defense),
agriculture, mining and tourism. The Federal Base Closing Commission has
ordered that a number of military facilities in Virginia be closed or
reduced. As a result of recessionary conditions, the Commonwealth has
experienced for the past several years severe revenue shortfalls, which
have necessitated cutbacks of expenditures in the budgets for the
1992-1994 biennia. In the 1994 General Assembly session, the 1992-1994
budget was amended to reflect $96,000,000 in additional revenues.

In Davis v. Michigan (decided March 28, 1989), the United States
Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional Michigan's statute exempting from
state income tax the retirement benefits paid by the state or local
governments and not exempting retirement benefits paid by the federal
government. In Harper v. Virginia Department of Taxation (decided
June 18, 1993), the United States Supreme Court held, in a suit involving
claims for refunds by Federal retirees living in Virginia that Virginia
State income tax Statutes violated the principles of Davis v. Michigan,
but remanded for further relief so long as the relief was consistent with
Federal due process. If the courts ultimately rule that the Commonwealth
must make full refunds of taxes imposed prior to Davis v. Michigan, the
State has estimated that the potential financial impact on the
Commonwealth based on its review of claims for refunds by federal
pensioners (including interest payable calculated as of December 31, 1993)
is approximately $700.0 million. The Governor and the General Assembly of
Virginia have authorized a settlement of $340 million, plus interest,
payable into a special trust fund in amounts of $60 million in 1994 and
$70 million in each of the years 1995 through 1998. Acceptance of the
settlement, which has been recommended by the plaintiffs' attorneys in the
Harper case, is subject to approval by individual retirees, which is
currently being solicited by the Virginia Department of Taxation. If the
total principal amount of claims of retirees deciding to opt out of the
settlement exceeds $20 million by March 1, 1995, the settlement agreement
becomes null and void, unless reauthorized by the General Assembly.

The Governor has proposed a plan to the General Assembly to
eliminate or reduce parole for persons convicted of violent crime. In
that connection he has proposed the issuance of bonds to finance part of
the cost of additional prisons that would result from the program. Some
of the bonds would be required to be approved at an election of the voters
in November 1995. The General Assembly is currently considering the
proposals in a session which is expected to conclude by November 1994.

The Commonwealth currently has a Standard & Poor's rating of AAA
and a Moody's rating of Aaa on its general obligation bonds. There can be
no assurance that the economic conditions on which these ratings are based
will continue or that particular bond issues may not be adversely affected
by changes in economic or political conditions. Further, the credit of
the Commonwealth is not material to the ability of political subdivisions
and private entities to make payments on the obligations described below.

General obligations of cities, towns or counties in Virginia are
payable from the general revenues of the entity, including ad valorem tax
revenues on property within the jurisdiction. The obligation to levy
taxes could be enforced by mandamus, but such a remedy may be
impracticable and difficult to enforce. Under section 15.1-227.61 of the
Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, a holder of any general obligation
bond in default may file an affidavit setting forth such default with the
Governor. If, after investigating, the Governor determines that such
default exists, he is directed to order the State Comptroller to withhold
State funds appropriated and payable to the entity and apply the amount so
withheld to unpaid principal and interest. The Commonwealth, however, has
no obligation to provide any additional funds necessary to pay such
principal and interest.

Revenue bonds issued by Virginia political subdivisions include
(1) revenue bonds payable exclusively from revenue producing governmental
enterprises and (2) industrial revenue bonds, college and hospital revenue
bonds and other "private activity bonds" which are essentially
non-governmental debt issues and which are payable exclusively by private
entities such as non-profit organizations and business concerns of all
sizes. State and local governments have no obligation to provide for
payment of such private activity bonds and in many cases would be legally
prohibited from doing so. The value of such private activity bonds may be
affected by a wide variety of factors relevant to particular localities or
industries, including economic developments outside of Virginia.

Virginia municipal securities that are lease obligations are
customarily subject to "non-appropriation" clauses which allow the
municipality to terminate its lease obligations if moneys to make the
lease payments are not appropriated for that purpose. See "Objectives".
Legal principles may restrict the enforcement of provisions in lease
financing limiting the municipal issuer's ability to utilize property
similar to that leased in the event that debt service is not appropriated.

No Virginia law expressly authorizes Virginia political
subdivisions to file under Chapter 9 of the United States Bankruptcy Code,
but recent case law suggests that the granting of general owers to such
subdivisions may be sufficient to permit them to file voluntary petitions
under Chapter 9. Bonds payable exclusively by private entities may be
subject to the provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code other than
Chapter 9.

Virginia municipal issues are generally not required to provide
ongoing information about their finances and operations to holders of
their debt obligations, although a number of cities, counties and other
issuers prepare annual reports.

Although revenue obligations of the Commonwealth or its
political subdivisions may be payable from a specific project or source,
including lease rentals, there can be no assurance that future economic
difficulties and the resulting impact on Commonwealth and local government
finances will not adversely affect the market value of the portfolio of
the Fund or the ability of the respective obligors to make timely payments
of principal and interest on such obligations.

PUBLIC OFFERING

Offering Price

The secondary market Public Offering Price per Unit of each
Trust is computed by adding to the aggregate bid price of the Bonds in
such Trust divided by the number of Units thereof outstanding, an amount
equal to 5.820% of such aggregate offering price of the Bonds per Unit.
This amount is equal to a sales charge of 5-1/2% of the Public Offering
Price. A proportionate share of accrued interest on the Bonds to the
expected date of settlement for the Units is added to the Public Offering
Price. Accrued interest is the accumulated and unpaid interest on Bonds
from the last day on which interest was paid and is initially accounted
for daily by each Trust at the daily rate set forth under "Summary of
Essential Information" for each Trust in Part A of this Prospectus. This
daily rate is net of estimated fees and expenses. The secondary market
Public Offering Price can vary on a daily basis from the amount stated on
the cover of Part A of this Prospectus in accordance with fluctuations in
the prices of the Bonds. The price to be paid by each investor will be
computed on the basis of an evaluation made as of the day the Units are
purchased. The aggregate bid price evaluation of the Bonds is determined
in the manner set forth under "Trustee Redemption."

The Evaluator may obtain current prices for the Bonds from
investment dealers or brokers (including the Sponsors) that customarily
deal in tax-exempt obligations or from any other reporting service or
source of information which the Evaluator deems appropriate.

Accrued Interest

An amount of accrued interest which represents accumulated
unpaid or uncollected interest on a bond from the last day on which
interest was paid thereon will be added to the Public Offering Price and
paid by the Certificateholder at the time Units are purchased. Since each
Trust normally receives the interest on the Bonds twice a year and the
interest on the Bonds is accrued on a daily basis (this daily rate is net
of estimated fees and expenses), each Trust will always have an amount of
interest earned but uncollected by, or unpaid to, the Trustee. A Certifi-
cateholder will not recover his proportionate share of accrued interest
until the Units of a Trust are sold or redeemed, or such Trust is
terminated. At that time, the Certificateholder will receive his
proportionate share of the accrued interest computed to the settlement
date in the case of sale or termination and to the date of tender in the
case of redemption.

Employee Discounts

Employees (and their families) of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.,
Gruntal and Co., Incorporated and of any underwriter of any Trust,
pursuant to employee benefit arrangements, may purchase Units of a Trust
at a price equal to the bid side evaluation of the underlying securities
in such Trust divided by the number of Units outstanding plus a reduced
sales charge of $10.00 per Unit. Such arrangements result in less selling
effort and selling expenses than sales to employee groups of other
companies. Resales or transfers of Units purchased under the employee
benefit arrangements may only be made through the Sponsors' secondary
market, so long as it is being maintained.

Distribution of Units

Certain banks and thrifts will make Units of the Trust available
to their customers on an agency basis. A portion of the sales charge paid
by their customers is retained by or remitted to the banks. Under the
Glass-Steagall Act, banks are prohibited from underwriting Units; however,
the Glass-Steagall Act does permit certain agency transactions and the
banking regulators have indicated that these particular agency
transactions are permitted under such Act. In addition, state securities
laws on this issue may differ from the interpretations of federal law
expressed herein and banks and financial institutions may be required to
register as dealers pursuant to state law.

The Sponsors intend to qualify the Units of each State Trust for
sale in only the State for which such Trust is named and certain other
states and in the case of the Municipal Securities Trust and the Municipal
Securities Discount Trust to qualify the Units for sale in substantially
all States through dealers who are members of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. Units may be sold to dealers at prices which
represent a concession of up to $33.00 per Unit, subject to the Sponsors'
right to change the dealers' concession from time to time. In addition,
for transactions of 1,000,000 Units or more, the Sponsor intends to
negotiate the applicable sales charge and such charge will be disclosed to
any such purchaser. Such Units may then be distributed to the public by
the dealers at the Public Offering Price then in effect. The Sponsors
reserve the right to reject, in whole or in part, any order for the
purchase of Units.

Sponsors' Profits

The Sponsors will receive a gross commission on all Units sold
in the secondary market equal to the applicable sales charge in each
transaction (see "Offering Price"). In addition, in maintaining a market
for the Units (see "Sponsors' Repurchase"), the Sponsors will realize
profits or sustain losses in the amount of any difference between the
price at which they buy Units and the price at which they resell such
Units.

Participants in the "Total Reinvestment Plan" can designate a
broker as the recipient of a dealer concession (see "Total Reinvestment
Plan").

Comparison of Public Offering Price, Sponsors'
Repurchase Price and Redemption Price

The secondary market Public Offering Price of Units of each
Trust will be determined on the basis of the current bid prices of the
Bonds in each Trust plus the applicable sales charge. Value at which
Units may be resold in the secondary market or redeemed will be determined
on the basis of the current bid prices of such Bonds without any sales
charge. On the Evaluation Date, the Public Offering Price per Unit of
each Trust (based on the bid price of the Bonds in such Trust plus the
sales charge) each exceeded the Repurchase and Redemption Price per Unit
(based upon the bid price of the Bonds in each Trust without the sales
charge) by the amounts shown under "Summary of Essential Information" for
each Trust in Part A of this Prospectus. For this reason, among others
(including fluctuations in the market prices of such Bonds and the fact
that the Public Offering Price includes the 5-1/2% sales charge), the
amount realized by a Certificateholder upon any redemption of Units may be
less than the price paid for such Units.

ESTIMATED LONG TERM RETURN AND ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN

The rate of return on an investment in Units of each Trust is
measured in terms of "Estimated Current Return" and "Estimated Long Term
Return".

Estimated Long Term Return is calculated by: (1) computing the
yield to maturity or to an earlier call date (whichever results in a lower
yield) for each Bond in a Trust's portfolio in accordance with accepted
bond practices, which practices take into account not only the interest
payable on the Bond but also the amortization of premiums or accretion of
discounts, if any; (2) calculating the average of the yields for the Bonds
in each Trust's portfolio by weighing each Bond's yield by the market
value of the Bond and by the amount of time remaining to the date to which
the Bond is priced (thus creating an average yield for the portfolio of
each Trust); and (3) reducing the average yield for the portfolio of each
Trust in order to reflect estimated fees and expenses of that Trust and
the maximum sales charge paid by Unitholders. The resulting Estimated
Long Term Return represents a measure of the return to Unitholders earned
over the estimated life of each Trust. The Estimated Long Term Return as
of the day prior to the Evaluation Date is stated for each Trust under
"Summary of Essential Information" in Part A.

Estimated Current Return is computed by dividing the Estimated
Net Annual Interest Income per Unit by the Public Offering Price per Unit.
In contrast to the Estimated Long Term Return, the Estimated Current
Return does not take into account the amortization of premium or accretion
of discount, if any, on the Bonds in the portfolios of each Trust.
Moreover, because interest rates on Bonds purchased at a premium are
generally higher than current interest rates on newly issued bonds of a
similar type with comparable rating, the Estimated Current Return per Unit
may be affected adversely if such Bonds are redeemed prior to their
maturity. On the day prior to the Evaluation Date, the Estimated Net
Annual Interest Income per Unit divided by the Public Offering Price
resulted in the Estimated Current Return stated for each Trust under
"Summary of Essential Information" in Part A.

The Estimated Net Annual Interest Income per Unit of each Trust
will vary with changes in the fees and expenses of the Trustee and the
Evaluator applicable to each Trust and with the redemption, maturity, sale
or other disposition of the Bonds in each Trust. The Public Offering
Price will vary with changes in the bid prices of the Bonds. Therefore,
there is no assurance that the present Estimated Current Return or
Estimated Long Term Return will be realized in the future.

A schedule of cash flow projections is available from the
Sponsors upon request.

RIGHTS OF CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

Certificates

Ownership of Units of each Trust is evidenced by registered
Certificates executed by the Trustee and the Sponsors. Certificates may
be issued in denominations of one or more Units and will bear appropriate
notations on their faces indicating which plan of distribution has been
selected by the Certificateholder. Certificates are transferable by
presentation and surrender to the Trustee properly endorsed and/or
accompanied by a written instrument or instrument of transfer. Although
no such charge is presently made or contemplated, the Trustee may require
a Certificateholder to pay $2.00 for each Certificate reissued or
transferred and any governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
with each such transfer or interchange. Mutilated, destroyed, stolen or
lost Certificates will be replaced upon delivery of satisfactory indemnity
and payment of expenses incurred.

Interest and Principal Distributions

Interest received by each Trust is credited by the Trustee to
the Interest Account of such Trust and a deduction is made to reimburse
the Trustee without interest for any amounts previously advanced.
Proceeds representing principal received by each Trust from the maturity,
redemption, sale or other disposition of Bonds are credited to the
Principal Account of such Trust.

Distributions to each Certificateholder of each Trust from the
Interest Account of such Trust are computed as of the close of business on
each Record Date for the following Payment Date and consist of an amount
substantially equal to one-twelfth, one-half or all of such Certificate-
holder's pro rata share of the Estimated Net Annual Interest Income in
such Interest Account, depending upon the applicable plan of distribution.
Distributions from the Principal Account of each Trust will be computed as
of each semi-annual Record Date, and will be made to the Certificate-
holders of such Trust on or shortly after the next semi-annual Payment
Date. Proceeds representing principal received from the disposition of
any of the Bonds between a Record Date and a Payment Date which are not
used for redemptions of Units will be held in the appropriate Principal
Account and not distributed until the second succeeding semi-annual
Payment Date. No distributions will be made to Certificateholders
electing to participate in the Total Reinvestment Plan, except as provided
thereunder. Persons who purchase Units between a Record Date and a
Payment Date will receive their first distribution on the second Payment
Date after such purchase.

Because interest payments are not received by each Trust at a
constant rate throughout the year, interest distributions may be more or
less than the amount credited to the Interest Account as of a given Record
Date. For the purpose of minimizing fluctuations in the distributions
from the Interest Account, the Trustee will advance sufficient funds as
may be necessary to provide interest distributions of approximately equal
amounts. The Trustee shall be reimbursed, without interest, for these
advances to the Interest Account. Funds which are available for future
distributions, investment in the Total Reinvestment Plan, payments of
expenses and redemptions are in accounts which are non-interest bearing to
Certificateholders and are available for use by the Trustee pursuant to
normal banking procedures.

As of the first day of each month, the Trustee will deduct from
the Interest Account and, to the extent funds are not sufficient therein,
from the Principal Account, amounts necessary to pay the expenses of the
Trust (as determined on the basis set forth under "Trust Expenses and
Charges"). The Trustee also may withdraw from said accounts such amounts,
if any, as it deems necessary to establish a reserve for any applicable
taxes or other governmental charges that may be payable out of the Trust.
Amounts so withdrawn shall not be considered a part of the Trust's assets
until such time as the Trustee shall return all or any part of such
amounts to the appropriate accounts. In addition, the Trustee may
withdraw from the Interest and Principal Accounts such amounts as may be
necessary to cover redemptions of Units by the Trustee.

The estimated monthly, semi-annual or annual interest
distribution per Unit of each Trust initially will be in the amounts shown
under "Summary of Essential Information" in Part A and will change and be
reduced as Bonds mature or are redeemed, exchanged or sold, or as expenses
of each Trust fluctuate. No distribution need be made from a Principal
Account until the balance therein is an amount sufficient to distribute
$1.00 per Unit.

Distribution Elections

Interest is distributed monthly, semi-annually or annually,
depending upon the distribution applicable to the Unit Purchased. Record
Dates for interest distributions will be the first day of each month for
monthly distributions, the first day of each June and December for semi-
annual distributions and the first day of each December for annual
distributions. Payment Dates will be the fifteenth day of each month
following the respective Record Dates. Certificateholders purchasing
Units in the secondary market will initially receive distributions in
accordance with the election of the prior owner. Every October each
Certificateholder may change his distribution election by notifying the
Trustee in writing of such change between October 1 and November 1 of each
year. (Certificateholders deciding to change their election should
contact the Trustee by calling the number listed on the back cover hereof
for information regarding the procedures that must be followed in
connection with this written notification of the change of election.)
Failure to notify the Trustee on or before November 1 of each year will
result in a continuation of the plan for the following 12 months.

Records

The Trustee shall furnish Certificateholders in connection with
each distribution a statement of the amount of interest, if any, and the
amount of other receipts, if any, which are being distributed, expressed
in each case as a dollar amount per Unit. Within a reasonable time after
the end of each calendar year, the Trustee will furnish to each person who
at any time during the calendar year was a Certificateholder of record of
a Trust, a statement showing (a) as to the Interest Account of such Trust:
interest received (including any earned original issue discount and
amounts representing interest received upon any disposition of Bonds and
earned original discount, if any), amounts paid for redemption of Units,
if any, deductions for applicable taxes and fees and expenses of such
Trust, and the balance remaining after such distributions and deductions,
expressed both as a total dollar amount and as a dollar amount
representing the pro rata share of each Unit outstanding on the last
business day of such calendar year; (b) as to such Trust's Principal
Account: the dates of disposition of any Bonds and the net proceeds
received therefrom (including any unearned original issue discount but
excluding any portion representing accrued interest), deductions for
payments of applicable taxes and fees and expenses of such Trust, amounts
paid for redemption of Units, if any, and the balance remaining after such
distributions and deductions, expressed both as a total dollar amount and
as a dollar amount representing the pro rata share of each Unit
outstanding on the last business day of such calendar year; (c) a list of
the Bonds held in such Trust and the number of Units thereof outstanding
on the last business day of such calendar year; (d) the Redemption Price
per Unit of such Trust based upon the last computation thereof made during
such calendar year; and (e) amounts actually distributed to Certificate-
holders of such Trust during such calendar year from the Interest and
Principal Accounts, separately stated, expressed both as total dollar
amounts and as dollar amounts representing the pro rata share of each Unit
outstanding on the last business day of such calendar year.

The Trustee shall keep available for inspection by Certificate-
holders, at all reasonable times during usual business hours, books of
record and account of its transactions as Trustee, including records of
the names and addresses of Certificateholders, Certificates issued or
held, a current list of Bonds in the portfolio and a copy of the Trust
Agreement.

TAX STATUS

All Bonds acquired by each Trust were accompanied by copies of
opinions of bond counsel to the issuing governmental authorities given at
the time of original delivery of the Bonds to the effect that the interest
thereon is exempt from regular federal income tax and with respect to the
State Trusts from the respective State income taxes. Such interest may,
however, be subject to the federal corporate alternative minimum tax and
to state and local taxes in other jurisdictions. Neither the Sponsors nor
the Trustee nor their respective counsel have made any review of the
proceedings relating to the issuance of the Bonds or the bases for such
opinions and express no opinion as to these matters, and neither the
Trustee nor the Sponsors nor their respective counsel have made an
independent examination or verification that the federal income tax status
of the Bonds has not been altered since the time of the original delivery
of those opinions.

The Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993 ("P.L. 103-66") was
recently enacted. P.L. 103-66 increases maximum marginal income tax rates
for individuals and corporations (generally effective for taxable years
beginning after December 31, 1992), extends the authority to issue certain
categories of tax-exempt bonds (qualified small issue bonds and qualified
mortgage bonds), limits the availability of capital gain treatment for
tax-exempt bonds purchased at a market discount, increases the amount of
Social Security benefits subject to tax (effective for taxable years
beginning after December 31, 1993) and makes a variety of other changes.
Prospective investors are urged to consult their own tax advisors as to
the effect of P.L. 103-66 on an investment in Units.

In rendering the opinion set forth below, counsel has examined
the Agreement, the final form of Prospectus dated the date hereof (the
"Prospectus") and the documents referred to therein, among others, and has
relied on the validity of said documents and the accuracy and completeness
of the facts set forth therein.

In the opinion of Battle Fowler, counsel for the Sponsors, under
existing law:

The Trust is not an association taxable as a corporation for
federal income tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(the "Code"), and income received by each Trust that consists of
interest excludable from federal gross income under the Code will be
excludable from the federal gross income of the Certificateholders of
such Trust.

Each Certificateholder of a Trust will be considered the owner
of a pro rata portion of that Trust under Section 676(a) of the Code.
Thus, each Certificateholder of a Trust will be considered to have
received his pro rata share of Bond interest when it is received by
the Trust, and the entire amount of net income distributable to Cer-
tificateholders of a Trust that is exempt from federal income tax
when received by that Trust will constitute tax-exempt income when
received by the Certificateholders.

Gain (other than any earned original issue discount) realized on
sale or redemption of the Bonds or on sale of a Unit is, however,
includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes, generally
as capital gain, although gain on the disposition of a Bond or a Unit
purchased at a market discount generally will be treated as ordinary
income, rather than capital gain, to the extent of accrued market
discount. (It should be noted in this connection that such gain does
not include any amounts received in respect of accrued interest.)
Such gain may be long or short-term gain depending on the facts and
circumstances. Capital losses are deductible to the extent of
capital gains; in addition, up to $3,000 of capital losses of non-
corporate Certificateholders may be deducted against ordinary income.
Capital assets acquired on or after January 1, 1988 must be held for
more than one year to qualify for long-term capital gain treatment.
Individuals who realize long-term capital gains will be subject to a
maximum tax rate of 28% on such gain.

Each Certificateholder of a Trust will realize taxable gain or
loss when that Trust disposes of a Bond (whether by sale, exchange,
redemption or payment at maturity), as if the Certificateholder had
directly disposed of his pro rata share of such Bond. The gain or
loss is measured by the difference between (i) the tax cost of such
pro rata share and (ii) the amount received therefor. The Certifi-
cateholder's tax cost for each Bond is determined by allocating the
total tax cost of each Unit among all the Bonds held in each Trust
(in accordance with the portion of each Trust comprised by each
Bond). In order to determine the amount of taxable gain or loss, the
Certificateholder's amount received is similarly allocated at that
time. The Certificateholder may exclude from the amount received any
amounts that represent accrued interest or the earned portion of any
original issue discount but may not exclude amounts attributable to
market discount. Thus, when a Bond is disposed of by a Trust at a
gain, taxable gain will equal the difference between (i) the amount
received and (ii) the amount paid plus any original issue discount
(limited, in the case of Bonds issued after June 8, 1980, to the
portion earned from the date of acquisition to the date of
disposition). Gain on the disposition of a Bond purchased at a
market discount generally will be treated as ordinary income, rather
than capital gain, to the extent of accrued market discount. No
deduction is allowed for the amortization of bond premium on tax-
exempt bonds such as the Bonds in computing regular federal income
tax.

Discount generally accrues based on the principle of compounding
of accrued interest, not on a straight-line or ratable method, with
the result that the amount of earned original issue discount is less
in the earlier years and more in the later years of a bond term. The
tax basis of a discount bond is increased by the amount of accrued,
tax-exempt original issue discount thus determined. This method of
calculation will produce higher capital gains (or lower losses) to a
Certificateholder, as compared to the results produced by the
straight-line method of accounting for original issue discount, upon
an early disposition of a Bond by a Trust or of a Unit by a Certifi-
cateholder.

A Certificateholder may also realize taxable income or loss when
a Unit of a Trust is sold or redeemed. The amount received is
allocated among all the Bonds in that Trust in the same manner as
when the Trust disposes of Bonds and the Certificateholder may
exclude accrued interest and the earned portion of any original issue
discount (but not amounts attributable to market discount). The
return of a Certificateholder's tax cost is otherwise a tax-free
return of capital.

A portion of Social Security benefits is includable in gross
income for taxpayers whose "modified adjusted gross income" combined
with a portion of their benefits exceeds a base amount. The base
amount is $25,000 for an individual, $32,000 for a married couple
filing a joint return and zero for married persons filing separate
returns. Interest on tax-exempt bonds is to be added to adjusted
gross income for purposes of computing the amount of Social Security
benefits that are includible in gross income and determining whether
an individual's income exceeds the base amount above which a portion
of the benefits would be subject to tax. For taxable years beginning
after December 31, 1993, the amount of Social Security benefits
subject to tax will be increased.

Corporate Certificateholders are required to include in
corporate alternative minimum taxable income 75 percent of the amount
by which the adjusted current earnings (which will include tax-exempt
interest) of the corporation exceeds alternative minimum taxable
income (determined without regard to this item). Further, interest
on the Bonds is includible in a 0.12% additional corporate minimum
tax imposed by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of
1986 for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986. In
addition, in certain cases, Subchapter S corporations with
accumulated earnings and profits from Subchapter C years will be
subject to a minimum tax on excess "passive investment income" which
includes tax-exempt interest.

Under federal law, interest on Bonds in each State Trust issued
by authority of the Government of Puerto Rico is exempt from regular
federal income tax and state and local income taxes in the United
States and Puerto Rico.

The Trust is not subject to the New York State Franchise Tax on
Business Corporations or the New York City General Corporation Tax.

Messrs. Battle Fowler are also of the opinion that under the
personal income tax laws of the State and City of New York, the income of
each State Trust will be treated as the income of the Certificateholders.
Interest on the Bonds that is exempt from tax under the laws of the State
and City of New York when received by the New York Trust will retain its
status as tax-exempt interest of the Certificateholders. In addition,
non-residents of New York City will not be subject to the City personal
income tax on gains derived with respect to their Units. Non-residents of
New York State will not be subject to New York State personal income tax
on such gains unless the Units are employed in a business, trade or
occupation carried on in New York State. A New York State or New York
City resident should determine his basis and holding period for his Units
in the same manner for New York State and New York City tax purposes as
for federal tax purposes. For corporations doing business in New York
State and New York City, interest earned on state and municipal
obligations that are exempt from federal income tax, including obligations
of New York State, its political subdivisions and instrumentalities, must
be included in calculating New York State and New York City entire net
income for purposes of computing New York State franchise and New York
City (income) tax.

The exemption of interest on municipal obligations for federal
income tax purposes does not necessarily result in exemption under the
income tax laws of any state or local government. The laws of such states
and local governments vary with respect to the taxation of such
obligations. See "Rights of Certificateholders" in this Part B.

In the opinion of Brown & Wood, special counsel to the Sponsors
for California tax matters, under existing California law applicable to
individuals who are California residents:

The California Trust will not be treated as an association
taxable as a corporation, and the income of the California Trust will
be treated as the income of the Certificateholders. Accordingly,
interest on Bonds received by the California Trust that is exempt
from personal income taxes imposed by or under the authority of the
State of California will be treated for California income tax
purposes in the same manner as if received directly by the
Certificateholders.

Each Certificateholder of the California Trust will recognize
gain or loss when the California Trust disposes of a Bond (whether by
sale, exchange, redemption or payment at maturity) or upon the
Certificateholder's sale or other disposition of a Unit. The amount
of gain or loss for California income tax purposes will generally be
calculated pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
certain provisions of which are incorporated by reference under
California law.

In the opinion of Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul, special counsel to
the Sponsors on Pennsylvania tax matters, under existing law:

(1) Units evidencing fractional undivided interests in the
Trust, to the extent represented by obligations issued by the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, any public authority, commission, board
or other agency created by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, any
political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any
public authority created by any such political subdivision, or by the
Government of Puerto Rico or its public authorities, are not taxable
under any of the personal property taxes presently in effect in
Pennsylvania;

(2) Distributions of interest income to Certificateholders that
would not be taxable if received directly by a Pennsylvania resident
are not subject to personal income tax under the Pennsylvania Tax
Reform Code of 1971; nor will such interest be taxable under
Philadelphia School District Investment Income Tax imposed on
Philadelphia resident individuals;

(3) A Certificateholder which is an individual, estate or trust
will have a taxable event under the Pennsylvania state and local
income tax referred to in the preceding paragraph upon the redemption
or sale of Units;

(4) A Certificateholder which is a corporation will have a
taxable event under the Pennsylvania Corporate Net Income Tax or, if
applicable, the Mutual Thrift Institutions Tax, upon the redemption
or sale of its Units. Interest income distributed to Certificate-
holders which are corporations is not subject to Pennsylvania
Corporate Net Income Tax or Mutual Thrift Institutions Tax. However,
banks, title insurance companies and trust companies may be required
to take the value of Units into account in determining the taxable
value of their shares subject to Shares Tax;

(5) Under Act No. 68 of December 3, 1993, gains derived by the
Trust from the sale, exchange or other disposition of Pennsylvania
Bonds may be subject to Pennsylvania personal or corporate income
taxes. Those gains which are distributed by the Trust to
Certificateholders who are individuals will be subject to
Pennsylvania Personal Income Tax and, for residents of Philadelphia,
to Philadelphia School District Investment Income Tax. For
Certificateholders which are corporations, the distributed gains will
be subject to Corporate Net Income Tax or Mutual Thrift Institutions
Tax;

(6) For Pennsylvania Bonds, gains which are not distributed by
the Trust will nevertheless be taxable to Certificateholders if
derived by the Trust from the sale, exchange or other disposition of
these Bonds issued on or after February 1, 1994. Such gains which
are not distributed by the Trust will remain nontaxable to
Certificateholders if derived by the Trust from the sale, exchange or
other disposition of Bonds issued prior to February 1, 1994.
However, for gains from the sale, exchange or other disposition of
these Bonds to be taxable under the Philadelphia School District
Investment Income Tax, the Bonds must be held for six months or less;

(7) Gains from the sale, exchange or other disposition of
Puerto Rico Bonds will be taxable to Certificateholders if
distributed or retained by the Trust. However, for gains from the
sale, exchange or other disposition of these Bonds to be taxable
under the Philadelphia School District Investment Income Tax, the
Bonds must be held for six months or less;

(8) Units are subject to Pennsylvania inheritance and estate
taxes;

(9) Any proceeds paid under insurance policies issued to the
Trustee or obtained by issuers or the underwriters of the Bonds, the
Sponsor or others which represent interest on defaulted obligations
held by the Trustee will be excludable from Pennsylvania gross income
if, and to the same extent as, such interest would have been so
excludable if paid in the normal course by the issuer of the
defaulted obligations; and

(10) The Trust is not taxable as a corporation under
Pennsylvania tax laws applicable to corporations.

In the opinion of Hunton & Williams, special counsel to the
Sponsors for Virginia tax matters, under existing Virginia law applicable
to individuals who are Virginia residents and assuming that the Virginia
Trust is a grantor trust under the grantor trust rules of Sections 671-679
of the Code:

The Virginia Trust will be taxable as a grantor trust for
Virginia income tax purposes with the result that income of the
Virginia Trust will be treated as income of the Certificateholders of
the Virginia Trust. Consequently, the Virginia Trust will not be
subject to any income or corporate franchise tax imposed by the
Commonwealth of Virginia, or its subdivisions, agencies or
instrumentalities.

Interest on the Bonds in the Virginia Trust that is exempt from
Virginia income tax when received by the Virginia Trust will retain
its tax exempt status in the hands of the Certificateholders of the
Virginia Trust.

A Certificateholder of the Virginia Trust will realize a taxable
event when the Virginia Trust disposes of a Bond (whether by sale,
exchange, redemption or payment at maturity) or when the
Certificateholder redeems or sells his Units, and taxable gain for
Federal income tax purposes may result in taxable gain for Virginia
income tax purposes. Certain Bonds, however, may have been issued
under Acts of the Virginia General Assembly which provide that all
income from such Bond, including any profit from the sale thereof,
shall be free from all taxation by the Commonwealth of Virginia. To
the extent that any such profit is exempt from Virginia income tax,
any such profit received by the Virginia Trust will retain its tax
exempt status in the hands of the Certificateholders of the Virginia
Trust.

In the case of Bonds that are industrial revenue bonds ("IRBs")
or certain types of private activity bonds, the opinions of bond counsel
to the respective issuing authorities indicate that interest on such Bonds
is exempt from regular federal income tax. However, interest on such
Bonds will not be exempt from regular federal income tax for any period
during which such Bonds are held by a "substantial user" of the facilities
financed by the proceeds of such Bonds or by a "related person" thereof
within the meaning of the Code. Therefore, interest on any such Bonds
allocable to a Certificateholder who is such a "substantial user" or
"related person" thereof will not be tax-exempt. Furthermore, in the case
of IRBs that qualify for the "small issue" exemption, the "small issue"
exemption will not be available or will be lost if, at any time during the
three-year period beginning on the later of the date the facilities are
placed in service or the date of issue, all outstanding tax-exempt IRBs,
together with a proportionate share of any present issue, of an owner or
principal user (or related person) of the facilities exceeds $40,000,000.
In the case of IRBs issued under the $10,000,000 "small issue" exemption,
interest on such IRBs will become taxable if the face amount of such IRBs
plus certain capital expenditures exceeds $10,000,000.

In addition, a Bond can lose its tax-exempt status as a result
of other subsequent but unforeseeable events such as prohibited
"arbitrage" activities by the issuer of the Bond or the failure of the
Bond to continue to satisfy the conditions required for the exemption of
interest thereon from regular federal income tax. No investigation has
been made as to the current or future owners or users of the facilities
financed by the Bonds, the amount of such persons' outstanding tax-exempt
IRBs, or the facilities themselves, and no assurance can be given that
future events will not affect the tax-exempt status of the Bonds.
Investors should consult their tax advisors for advice with respect to the
effect of these provisions on their particular tax situation.

Interest on indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase or
carry the Units is not deductible for regular federal income tax purposes.
In addition, under rules used by the Internal Revenue Service for
determining when borrowed funds are considered used for the purpose of
purchasing or carrying particular assets, the purchase of Units may be
considered to have been made with borrowed funds even though the borrowed
funds are not directly traceable to the purchase of Units. Also, in the
case of certain financial institutions that acquire Units, in general no
deduction is allowed for interest expense allocable to the Units.

From time to time proposals have been introduced before Congress
to restrict or eliminate the federal income tax exemption for interest on
debt obligations similar to the Bonds in the Trusts, and it can be
expected that similar proposals may be introduced in the future.

In a 1988 decision (South Carolina v. Baker), the U.S. Supreme
Court held that the federal government may constitutionally require states
to register bonds they issue and subject the interest on such bonds to
federal income tax if not registered, and that there is no constitutional
prohibition against the federal government's taxing the interest earned on
state or other municipal bonds. The Supreme Court decision affirms the
authority of the federal government to regulate and control bonds such as
the Bonds in the Trust and to tax interest on such bonds in the future.
The decision does not, however, affect the current exemption from taxation
of the interest earned on the Bonds in the Trust in accordance with Sec-
tion 103 of the Code.

The opinions of bond counsel to the issuing governmental
authorities to the effect that interest on the Bonds is exempt from
regular federal income tax may be limited to law existing at the time the
Bonds were issued, and may not apply to the extent that future changes in
law, regulations or interpretations affect such Bonds. Investors are
advised to consult their own tax advisors for advice with respect to the
effect of any legislative changes.

LIQUIDITY

Sponsors' Repurchase

The Sponsors, although not obligated to do so, intend to
maintain a secondary market for the Units of each Trust and continuously
to offer to repurchase the Units of the Trusts. The Sponsors' secondary
market repurchase price will be based on the aggregate bid price of the
Bonds in each Trust portfolio, determined by the Evaluator on a daily
basis, and will be the same as the redemption price. (See "Trustee
Redemption.") Certificateholders who wish to dispose of their Units
should inquire of the Sponsors as to current market prices prior to making
a tender for redemption. The Sponsors may discontinue repurchases of
Units of a Trust if the supply of Units exceeds demand, or for other
business reasons. The date of repurchase is deemed to be the date on
which Certificates representing Units of a Trust are physically received
in proper form by Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., on behalf of the Sponsors,
245 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10167. Units received after 4:00 p.m.,
New York Time, will be deemed to have been repurchased on the next
business day. In the event a market is not maintained for the Units of a
Trust, a Certificateholder may be able to dispose of Units only by
tendering them to the Trustee for redemption.

Prospectuses relating to certain other bond trusts indicate an
intention by the respective Sponsors, subject to change, to repurchase
units of those funds on the basis of a price higher than the bid prices of
the Bonds in the Trusts. Consequently, depending upon the prices actually
paid, the secondary market repurchase price of other trusts may be
computed on a somewhat more favorable basis than the repurchase price
offered by the Sponsors for Units of these Trusts, although in all bond
trusts, the purchase price per unit depends primarily on the value of the
bonds in the trust portfolio.

Units purchased by the Sponsors in the secondary market may be
re-offered for sale by the Sponsors at a price based on the aggregate bid
price of the Bonds in a Trust plus the applicable sales charge (see
"Public Offering Price" in Part A) plus net accrued interest. Any Units
that are purchased by the Sponsors in the secondary market also may be
redeemed by the Sponsors if they determine such redemption to be in their
best interest.

The Sponsors may, under certain circumstances, as a service to
Certificateholders, elect to purchase any Units tendered to the Trustee
for redemption (see "Trustee Redemption"). For example, if in order to
meet redemptions of Units the Trustee must dispose of Bonds, and if such
disposition cannot be made by the redemption date (seven calendar days
after tender), the Sponsors may elect to purchase such Units. Such
purchase shall be made by payment to the Certificateholder not later than
the close of business on the redemption date of an amount equal to the
Redemption Price on the date of tender.

Trustee Redemption

Units may also be tendered to the Trustee for redemption at its
corporate trust office as set forth in Part A of this Prospectus, upon
proper delivery of Certificates representing such Units and payment of any
relevant tax. At the present time there are no specific taxes related to
the redemption of Units. No redemption fee will be charged by the
Sponsors or the Trustee. Units redeemed by the Trustee will be cancelled.

Certificates representing Units to be redeemed must be delivered
to the Trustee and must be properly endorsed or accompanied by proper
instruments of transfer with signature guaranteed (or by providing
satisfactory indemnity, as in the case of lost, stolen or mutilated
Certificates). Thus, redemptions of Units cannot be effected until
Certificates representing such Units have been delivered by the person
seeking redemption. (See "Certificates.") Certificateholders must sign
exactly as their names appear on the faces of their Certificates. In
certain instances the Trustee may require additional documents such as,
but not limited to, trust instruments, certificates of death, appointments
as executor or administrator or certificates of corporate authority.

Within seven calendar days following a tender for redemption,
or, if such seventh day is not a business day, on the first business day
prior thereto, the Certificateholder will be entitled to receive in cash
an amount for each Unit tendered equal to the Redemption Price per Unit
computed as of the Evaluation Time on the date of tender. The "date of
tender" is deemed to be the date on which Units are received by the
Trustee, except that, with respect to Units received after the close of
trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the date of tender is the next day
on which such Exchange is open for trading, and such Units will be deemed
to have been tendered to the Trustee on such day for redemption at the
Redemption Price computed on that day.

Accrued interest paid on redemption shall be withdrawn from the
appropriate Interest Account, or, if the balance therein is insufficient,
from the appropriate Principal Account. All other amounts paid on
redemption shall be withdrawn from the appropriate Principal Account. The
Trustee is empowered to sell Bonds in order to make funds available for
redemptions. Such sales, if required, could result in a sale of Bonds by
the Trustee at a loss. To the extent Bonds in a Trust are sold, the size
and diversity of such Trust will be reduced.

The Redemption Price per Unit of a Trust is the pro rata share
of each Unit in such Trust determined by the Trustee on the basis of
(i) the cash on hand in such Trust or monies in the process of being
collected, (ii) the value of the Bonds in such Trust based on the bid
prices of such Bonds and (iii) interest accrued thereon, less (a) amounts
representing taxes or other governmental charges payable out of such
Trust, (b) the accrued expenses of such Trust and (c) cash allocated for
distribution to Certificateholders of record of such Trust as of the
business day prior to the evaluation being made. The Evaluator may
determine the value of the Bonds in such Trust for purposes of redemption
(1) on the basis of current bid prices of the Bonds obtained from dealers
or brokers who customarily deal in bonds comparable to those held by such
Trust, (2) on the basis of bid prices for bonds comparable to any Bonds
for which bid prices are not available, (3) by determining the value of
the Bonds by appraisal, or (4) by any combination of the above.

The Trustee is irrevocably authorized in its discretion, if the
Sponsors do not elect to purchase a Unit tendered for redemption or if the
Sponsors tender a Unit for redemption, in lieu of redeeming such Unit, to
sell such Unit in the over-the-counter market for the account of the
tendering Certificateholder at prices which will return to the Certifi-
cateholder an amount in cash, net after deducting brokerage commissions,
transfer taxes and other charges, equal to or in excess of the Redemption
Price for such Unit. The Trustee will pay the net proceeds of any such
sale to the Certificateholder on the day he would otherwise be entitled to
receive payment of the Redemption Price.

The Trustee reserves the right to suspend the right of
redemption and to postpone the date of payment of the Redemption Price per
Unit for any period during which the New York Stock Exchange is closed,
other than customary weekend and holiday closings, or trading on that
Exchange is restricted or during which (as determined by the Securities
and Exchange Commission) an emergency exists as a result of which disposal
or evaluation of the Bonds is not reasonably practicable, or for such
other periods as the Securities and Exchange Commission may by order
permit. The Trustee and the Sponsors are not liable to any person or in
any way for any loss or damage which may result from any such suspension
or postponement.

A Certificateholder who wishes to dispose of his Units should
inquire of his bank or broker in order to determine if there is a current
secondary market price in excess of the Redemption Price.

TOTAL REINVESTMENT PLAN

Under the Total Reinvestment Plan (the "Plan"), semi-annual and
annual Certificateholders may elect to have all interest and principal
distributions, if any, with respect to their Units reinvested either in
units of various series of "Municipal Securities Trust"* which will have
been created shortly before each semi-annual or annual Payment Date (a
"Primary Series") or, if units of a Primary Series are not available, in
units of a previously formed series of the Trust which have been
repurchased by the Sponsors in the secondary market, including the Units
being offered hereby (a "Secondary Series") (Primary Series and Secondary
Series are hereafter collectively referred to as "Available Series").
June 15 and December 15 of each year in the case of semi-annual Certifi-
cateholders and December 15 of each year in the case of annual Certifi-
cateholders are "Plan Reinvestment Dates."

* Certificateholders of a particular State Trust of the Multi-State
Trust who participate in the Plan will have reinvestments made in
Units from the same State Trust of a similar Multi-State Trust if
such Units are available. If no such Units are available for
reinvestment, distributions to Certificateholders will be reinvested
in Units of regular series of Municipal Securities Trust, the income
earned on which may not be exempt from state and local income taxes.
Under the Plan (subject to compliance with applicable blue sky
laws), fractional units ("Plan Units") will be purchased from the Sponsors
at a price equal to the aggregate offering price per Unit of the bonds in
the Available Series portfolio during the initial offering of the
Available Series or at the aggregate bid price per Unit of the Available
Series if its initial offering has been completed, plus a sales charge
equal to 3.627% of the net amount invested in such bonds or 3-1/2% of the
Reinvestment Price per Plan Unit, plus accrued interest, divided by one
hundred (the "Reinvestment Price per Plan Unit"). All Plan Units will be
sold at this reduced sales charge of 3-1/2% in comparison to the regular
sales charge levied on primary and secondary market sales of Units in any
series of "Municipal Securities Trust." Participants in the Plan will
have the opportunity to designate, in the Authorization Form for the Plan,
the name of a broker to whom the Sponsors will allocate a sales commission
of 1-1/2% of the Reinvestment Price per Plan Unit, payable out of the
3-1/2% sales charge. If no such designation is made, the Sponsors will
retain the sales commission.

Under the Plan, the entire amount of a participant's income and
principal distributions will be reinvested. For example, a Certificate-
holder who is entitled to receive $130.50 interest income from the Trust
would acquire 13.05 Plan Units assuming that the Reinvestment Price per
Plan Unit, plus accrued interest, approximated $10 (Ten Dollars).

A semi-annual or annual Certificateholder may join the Plan at
the time he invests in Units of the Trust or any time thereafter by
delivering to the Trustee an Authorization Form which is available from
brokers or the Sponsors. In order that distributions may be reinvested on
a particular Plan Reinvestment Date, the Authorization Form must be
received by the Trustee not later than the 15th day of the month preceding
such date. Authorization Forms not received in time for a particular Plan
Reinvestment Date will be valid only for the second succeeding Plan
Reinvestment Date. Similarly, a participant may withdraw from the program
at any time by notifying the Trustee (see below). However, if written
confirmation of withdrawal is not given to the Trustee prior to a
particular distribution, the participant will be deemed to have elected to
participate in the Plan with respect to that particular distribution and
his withdrawal would become effective for the next succeeding
distribution.

Once delivered to the Trustee, an Authorization Form will
constitute a valid election to participate in the Plan with respect to
Units purchased in the Trust (and with respect to Plan Units purchased
with the distributions from the Units purchased in the Trust) for each
subsequent distribution as long as the Certificateholder continues to
participate in the Plan. However, if an Available Series should
materially differ from the Trust in the opinion of the Sponsors, the
authorization will be voided and participants will be provided with both a
notice of the material change and a new Authorization Form which would
have to be returned to the Trustee before the Certificateholder would
again be able to participate in the Plan. The Sponsors anticipate that a
material difference which would result in a voided authorization would
include such facts as the inclusion of bonds in the Available Series
portfolio, the interest income on which was not exempt from all Federal
income tax, or the inclusion of bonds which were not rated "A" or better
by either Standard & Poor's Corporation or Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
on the date such bonds were initially deposited in the Available Series
portfolio.

The Sponsors have the option at any time to use units of a
Secondary Series to fulfill the requirements of the Plan in the event
units of a Primary Series are not available either because a Primary
Series is not then in existence or because the registration statement
relating thereto is not declared effective in sufficient time to
distribute final prospectuses to Plan participants (see below). It should
be noted that there is no assurance that the quality and diversification
of the Bonds in any Available Series or the estimated current return
thereon will be similar to that of this Trust.

It is the Sponsors' intention that Plan Units will be offered on
or about each semi-annual and annual Record Date for determining who is
eligible to receive distributions on the related Payment Date. Such
Record Dates are June 1 and December 1 of each year for semi-annual Cer-
tificateholders, and December 1 of each year for annual Certificate-
holders. On each Record Date the Sponsors will send a current Prospectus
relating to the Available Series being offered for the next Plan
Reinvestment Date along with a letter which reminds each participant that
Plan Units are being purchased for him as part of the Plan unless he
notifies the Trustee in writing by that Plan Reinvestment Date that he no
longer wishes to participate in the Plan. In the event a Primary Series
has not been declared effective in sufficient time to distribute a final
Prospectus relating thereto and there is no Secondary Series as to which a
registration statement is currently effective, it is the Sponsors'
intention to suspend the Plan and distribute to each participant his
regular semi-annual or annual distribution. If the Plan is so suspended,
it will resume in effect with the next Plan Reinvestment Date, assuming
units of an Available Series are then being offered.

To aid a participant who might desire to withdraw either from
the Plan or from a particular distribution, the Trustee has established a
toll free number (see below) for participants to use for notification of
withdrawal, which must be confirmed in writing prior to the Plan
Reinvestment Date. Should the Trustee be so notified, it will make the
appropriate cash disbursement. Unless the withdrawing participant
specifically indicates in his written confirmation that (a) he wishes to
withdraw from the Plan for that particular distribution only, or (b) he
wishes to withdraw from the Plan for less than all units of each series of
"Municipal Securities Trust" which he might then own (and specifically
identifies which series are to continue in the Plan), he will be deemed to
have withdrawn completely from the Plan in all respects. Once a
participant withdraws completely, he will only be allowed to again
participate in the Plan by submitting a new Authorization Form. A sale or
redemption of a portion of a participant's Plan Units will not constitute
a withdrawal from the Plan with respect to the remaining Plan Units owned
by such participant.

Unless a Certificateholder notifies the Trustee in writing to
the contrary, each semi-annual and annual Certificateholder who has
acquired Plan Units will be deemed to have elected the semi-annual and
annual plan of distribution, respectively, and to participate in the Plan
with respect to distributions made in connection with such Plan Units.
(Should the Available Series from which Plan Units are purchased for the
account of an annual Certificateholder fail to have an annual distribution
plan, such Certificateholder will be deemed to have elected the semi-
annual plan of distribution, and to participate in the Plan with respect
to distributions made, in connection with such Plan Units.) A participant
who subsequently desires to have distributions made with respect to Plan
Units delivered to him in cash may withdraw from the Plan with respect to
such Plan Units and remain in the Plan with respect to units acquired
other than through the Plan. Assuming a participant has his distributions
made with respect to Plan Units reinvested, all such distributions will be
accumulated with distributions generated from the Units of the Trust used
to purchase such additional Plan Units. However, distributions related to
units in other series of "Municipal Securities Trust" will not be
accumulated with the foregoing distributions for Plan purchases. Thus, if
a person owns units in more than one series of "Municipal Securities
Trust" (which are not the result of purchases under the Plan),
distributions with respect thereto will not be aggregated for purchases
under the Plan.

Although not obligated to do so, the Sponsors intend to maintain
a market for the Plan Units and continuously to offer to purchase Plan
Units at prices based upon the aggregate offering price of the Bonds in
the Available Series portfolio during the initial offering of the
Available Series, or at the aggregate bid price of the Bonds of the
Available Series of its initial offering has been completed. The Sponsors
may discontinue such purchases at any time. The aggregate bid price of
the underlying bonds may be expected to be less than the aggregate
offering price. In the event that a market is not maintained for Plan
Units, a participant desiring to dispose of his Plan Units may be able to
do so only by tendering such Plan Units to the Trustee for redemption at
the Redemption Price of the full units in the Available Series
corresponding to such Plan Units, which is based upon the aggregate bid
price of the underlying bonds as described in the "Municipal Securities
Trust" Prospectus for the Available Series in question. If a participant
wishes to dispose of his Plan Units, he should inquire of the Sponsors as
to current market prices prior to making a tender for redemption to the
Trustee.

Any participant may tender his Plan Units for redemption to the
Available Series Trust. Participants may redeem Plan Units by making a
written request to the Trustee at the address set forth in Part A, on the
Redemption Form supplied by the Trustee. The redemption price per Plan
Unit will be determined as set forth in the "Municipal Securities Trust"
Prospectus of the Available Series from which such Plan Unit was purchased
following receipt of the request and adjusted to reflect the fact that it
relates to a Plan Unit. There is no charge for the redemption of Plan
Units.

The Trust Agreement requires that the Trustee notify the
Sponsors of any tender of Plan Units for redemption. So long as the
Sponsors are maintaining a bid in the secondary market, the Sponsors will
purchase any Plan Units tendered to the Trustee for redemption by making
payment therefor to the Certificateholder in an amount not less than the
redemption price for such Plan Units on the date of tender not later than
the day on which such Plan Units otherwise would have been redeemed by the
Trustee.

Participants in the Plan will not receive individual
certificates for their Plan Units unless the amount of Plan Units
accumulated represents the principal amount of bonds per Unit for the
Available Series and, in such case, a written request for certificates is
made to the Trustee. All Plan Units will be accounted for by the Trustee
on a book entry system. Each time Plan Units are purchased under the
Plan, a participant will receive a confirmation stating his cost, number
of Units purchased and estimated current return. Questions regarding a
participant's statements should be directed to the Trustee by calling the
Trustee at the number set forth under "Summary of Essential Information"
in Part A of this Prospectus.

All expenses relating to the operation of the Plan are borne by
the Sponsors. Both the Sponsors and the Trustee reserve the right to
suspend, modify or terminate the Plan at any time for any reason,
including the right to suspend the Plan if the Sponsors are unable or
unwilling to establish a Primary Series or is unable to provide Secondary
Series Units. All participants will receive notice of any such
suspension, modification or termination.

TRUST ADMINISTRATION

Portfolio Supervision

The Sponsors may direct the Trustee to dispose of Bonds in a
Trust upon (i) default in payment of principal or interest on such Bonds,
(ii) institution of certain legal proceedings with respect to the issuers
of such Bonds, (iii) default under other documents adversely affecting
debt service on such Bonds, (iv) default in payment of principal or
interest on other obligations of the same issuer or guarantor, (v) with
respect to revenue Bonds, decline in revenues and income of any facility
or project below the estimated levels calculated by proper officials
charged with the construction or operation of such facility or project, or
(vi) decline in price or the occurrence of other market or credit factors
that in the opinion of the Sponsors would make the retention of such Bonds
in such Trust detrimental to the interests of the Certificateholders. If
a default in the payment of principal or interest on any of the Bonds
occurs and if the Sponsors fail to instruct the Trustee to sell or hold
such Bonds, the Trust Agreement provides that the Trustee may sell such
Bonds.

The Sponsors are authorized by the Trust Agreement to direct the
Trustee to accept or reject certain plans for the refunding or refinancing
of any of the Bonds. Any bonds received in exchange or substitution will
be held by the Trustee subject to the terms and conditions of the Trust
Agreement to the same extent as the Bonds originally deposited. Within
five days after such deposit in a Trust, notice of such exchange and
deposit shall be given by the Trustee to each Certificateholder of such
Trust registered on the books of the Trustee, including an identification
of the Bonds eliminated and the Bonds substituted therefor. Except as
previously stated in the discussion regarding Failed Bonds, the
acquisition by a Trust of any securities other than the Bonds initially
deposited is prohibited.

Trust Agreement, Amendment and Termination

The Trust Agreement may be amended by the Trustee, the Sponsors
and the Evaluator without the consent of any of the Certificateholders:
(1) to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision which
may be defective or inconsistent; (2) to change any provision thereof as
may be required by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor
governmental agency; or (3) to make such other provisions in regard to
matters arising thereunder as shall not adversely affect the interests of
the Certificateholders.

The Trust Agreement may also be amended in any respect, or
performance of any of the provisions thereof may be waived, with the
consent of the holders of Certificates evidencing 66-2/3% of the Units
then outstanding of each Trust affected by such amendment for the purpose
of modifying the rights of Certificateholders; provided that no such
amendment or waiver shall reduce any Certificateholder's interest in a
Trust without his consent or reduce the percentage of Units required to
consent to any such amendment or waiver without the consent of the holders
of all Certificates. The Trust Agreement may not be amended, without the
consent of the holders of all Certificates in a Trust then outstanding, to
increase the number of Units issuable by such Trust or to permit the
acquisition of any bonds in addition to or in substitution for those
initially deposited in such Trust, except in accordance with the
provisions of the Trust Agreement. The Trustee shall promptly notify Cer-
tificateholders, in writing, of the substance of any such amendment.

The Trust Agreement provides that each Trust shall terminate
upon the maturity, redemption or other disposition, as the case may be, of
the last of the Bonds held in such Trust, but in no event is it to
continue beyond the end of the calendar year preceding the fiftieth
anniversary of the execution of the Trust Agreement. If the value of a
Trust shall be less than the minimum amount set forth under "Summary of
Essential Information in Part A" for such Trust, the Trustee may, in its
discretion, and shall when so directed by the Sponsors, terminate such
Trust. Each Trust may also be terminated at any time with the consent of
the holders of Certificates representing 100% of the Units of such Trust
then outstanding. In the event of termination of a Trust, written notice
thereof will be sent by the Trustee to all Certificateholders of such
Trust. Within a reasonable period after termination, the Trustee must
sell any Bonds remaining in the terminated Trust, and, after paying all
expenses and charges incurred by such Trust, distribute to each Certifi-
cateholder thereof, upon surrender for cancellation of his Certificate for
Units, his pro rata share of the Interest and Principal Accounts of such
Trust.

The Sponsors

The Sponsors, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Gruntal & Co.,
Incorporated have entered into an Agreement Among Co-Sponsors pursuant to
which both parties have agreed to act as Co-Sponsors for the Trust. Bear,
Stearns & Co. Inc. has been appointed by Gruntal & Co., Incorporated as
agent for purposes of taking any action required or permitted to be taken
by the Sponsors under the Trust Agreement. If the Sponsors are unable to
agree with respect to action to be taken jointly by them under the Trust
Agreement and they cannot agree as to which Sponsors shall act as sole
Sponsors, then Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. shall act as sole Sponsors. If
one of the Sponsors fails to perform its duties under the Trust Agreement
or becomes incapable of acting or becomes bankrupt or its affairs are
taken over by public authorities, that Sponsors may be discharged under
the Trust Agreement and a new Sponsors may be appointed or the remaining
Sponsors may continue to act as Sponsors. Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., a
Delaware corporation, is engaged in the underwriting, investment banking
and brokerage business and is a member of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. and all principal securities and commodities
exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock
Exchange, the Midwest Stock Exchange and the Pacific Stock Exchange. Bear
Stearns maintains its principal business offices at 245 Park Avenue, New
York, New York 10167 and, since its reorganization from a partnership to a
corporation in October, 1985 has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of The
Bear Stearns Companies Inc. Bear Stearns, through its predecessor
entities, has been engaged in the investment banking and brokerage
business since 1923. Bear Stearns is the sponsors for numerous series of
unit investment trusts, including: A Corporate Trust, Series 1 (and
Subsequent Series); New York Municipal Trust, Series 1 (and Subsequent
Series); Discount and Zero Coupon Fund, 1st Series (and Subsequent
Series); Municipal Securities Trust, Series 1 (and Subsequent Series); 1st
Discount Series (and Subsequent Series); High Income Series 1 (and
Subsequent Series); Multi-State Series 1 (and Subsequent Series); Short-
Intermediate Term Series 1 (and Subsequent Series); Insured Municipal
Securities Trust, Series 1-4 (Multiplier Portfolio); Series 1 (and
Subsequent Series); 5th Discount Series (and Subsequent Series); Navigator
Series (and Subsequent Series); Mortgage Securities Trust, CMO Series 1
(and Subsequent Series) and Equity Securities Trust, Series 1, Signature
Series, Gabelli Communications Income Trust (and Subsequent Series). The
information included herein is only for the purpose of informing investors
as to the financial responsibility of the Sponsors and their ability to
carry out their contractual obligations.

Gruntal & Co., Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, operates a
regional securities broker/dealer from its main office in New York City
and branch offices in nine states and the District of Columbia. The firm
is very active in the marketing of investment companies and has signed
dealer agreements with every mutual fund group, as well as being the
managing distributor for The Home Group Money Market and Mutual Funds.
Further, through its Syndicate Department, Gruntal & Co. Incorporated has
underwritten a large number of Closed-End Funds and has been Co-Manager on
the following offerings: Cigna High Income Shares; Dreyfus New York
Municipal Income, Inc.; Franklin Principal Maturity Trust and Van Kampen
Merritt Limited Term High Income Trust. The Sponsors are liable for the
performance of its obligations arising from its responsibilities under the
Trust Agreement, but will be under no liability to Certificateholders for
taking any action, or refraining from taking any action, in good faith
pursuant to the Trust Agreement, or for errors in judgment except in cases
of its own willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless
disregard of its obligations and duties.

The Sponsors may resign at any time by delivering to the Trustee
an instrument of resignation executed by the Sponsors.

If at any time the Sponsors shall resign or fail to perform any
of its duties under the Trust Agreement or becomes incapable of acting or
becomes bankrupt or its affairs are taken over by public authorities, then
the Trustee may either (a) appoint a successor Sponsors; (b) terminate the
Trust Agreement and liquidate the Trust; or (c) continue to act as Trustee
without terminating the Trust Agreement. Any successor Sponsors appointed
by the Trustee shall be satisfactory to the Trustee and, at the time of
appointment, shall have a net worth of at least $1,000,000.

The Trustee

The Trustee is United States Trust Company of New York, with its
principal place of business at 770 Broadway, New York, New York 10003.
United States Trust Company of New York has, since its establishment in
1853, engaged primarily in the management of trust and agency accounts for
individuals and corporations. The Trustee is a member of the New York
Clearing House Association and is subject to supervision and examination
by the Superintendent of Banks of the State of New York, the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System.

The Trustee shall not be liable or responsible in any way for
taking any action, or for refraining from taking any action, in good faith
pursuant to the Trust Agreement, or for errors in judgment; or for any
disposition of any moneys, Bonds or Certificates in accordance with the
Trust Agreement, except in cases of its own willful misfeasance, bad
faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations and
duties; provided, however, that the Trustee shall not in any event be
liable or responsible for any evaluation made by the Evaluator. In
addition, the Trustee shall not be liable for any taxes or other
governmental charges imposed upon or in respect of the Bonds or the Trusts
which it may be required to pay under current or future law of the United
States or any other taxing authority having jurisdiction. The Trustee
shall not be liable for depreciation or loss incurred by reason of the
sale by the Trustee of any of the Bonds pursuant to the Trust Agreement.

For further information relating to the responsibilities of the
Trustee under the Trust Agreement, reference is made to the material set
forth under "Rights of Certificateholders."

The Trustee may resign by executing an instrument in writing and
filing the same with the Sponsors, and mailing a copy of a notice of
resignation to all Certificateholders. In such an event the Sponsors are
obligated to appoint a successor Trustee as soon as possible. In
addition, if the Trustee becomes incapable of acting or becomes bankrupt
or its affairs are taken over by public authorities, the Sponsors may
remove the Trustee and appoint a successor as provided in the Trust
Agreement. Notice of such removal and appointment shall be mailed to each
Certificateholder by the Sponsors. If upon resignation of the Trustee no
successor has been appointed and has accepted the appointment within
thirty days after notification, the retiring Trustee may apply to a court
of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor. The
resignation or removal of the Trustee becomes effective only when the
successor Trustee accepts its appointment as such or when a court of
competent jurisdiction appoints a successor Trustee. Upon execution of a
written acceptance of such appointment by such successor Trustee, all the
rights, powers, duties and obligations of the original Trustee shall vest
in the successor.

Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or with
which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger
or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, shall be the
successor Trustee. The Trustee must always be a banking corporation
organized under the laws of the United States or any state and have at all
times an aggregate capital, surplus and undivided profits of not less than
$2,500,000.

The Evaluator

The Evaluator is Kenny S&P Evaluation Services, a division of
Kenny Information Systems, Inc. with main offices located at 65 Broadway,
New York, New York 10006. The Evaluator is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
McGraw-Hill, Inc. The Evaluator is a registered investment advisor and
also provides financial information services.

The Trustee, the Sponsors and Certificateholders may rely on any
evaluation furnished by the Evaluator and shall have no responsibility for
the accuracy thereof. Determinations by the Evaluator under the Trust
Agreement shall be made in good faith upon the basis of the best
information available to it, provided, however, that the Evaluator shall
be under no liability to the Trustee, the Sponsors, or Certificateholders
for errors in judgment, except in cases of its own willful misfeasance,
bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations and
duties.

The Evaluator may resign or may be removed by the Sponsors and
Trustee, and the Sponsors and the Trustee are to use their best efforts to
appoint a satisfactory successor. Such resignation or removal shall
become effective upon the acceptance of appointment by the successor
Evaluator. If upon resignation of the Evaluator no successor has accepted
appointment within thirty days after notice of resignation, the retiring
Evaluator may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a successor.

TRUST EXPENSES AND CHARGES

At no cost to the Trust, the Sponsors have borne all the
expenses of creating and establishing the Trust, including the cost of
initial preparation and execution of the Trust Agreement, registration of
the Trusts and the Units under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the
Securities Act of 1933, preparation and printing of the Certificates, the
fees of the Evaluator during the initial public offering, legal and
auditing expenses, advertising and selling expenses, initial fees and
expenses of the Trustee and other out-of-pocket expenses.

The Sponsors will not charge the Trust a fee for its services as
such. See "Sponsors' Profits."

The Trustee will receive for its ordinary recurring services to
each Trust an annual fee in the amount set forth under "Summary of
Essential Information" in Part A. For a discussion of the services
performed by the Trustee pursuant to its obligations under the Trust
Agreement, see "Trust Administration" and "Rights of Certificateholders."

The Evaluator will receive for each daily evaluation of the
Bonds in the Trust a fee in the amount set forth under "Summary of
Essential Information" in Part A, which fee shall be allocated pro rata
among each Trust.

The Trustee's and Evaluator's fees applicable to a Trust are
payable monthly as of the Record Date from such Trust's Interest Account
to the extent funds are available and then from such Trust's Principal
Account. Both fees may be increased without approval of the Certificate-
holders by amounts not exceeding proportionate increases in consumer
prices for services as measured by the United States Department of Labor's
Consumer Price Index entitled "All Services Less Rent."

The following additional charges are or may be incurred by any
or all of the Trusts: all expenses (including counsel and auditing fees)
of the Trustee incurred in connection with its activities under the Trust
Agreement, including the expenses and costs of any action undertaken by
the Trustee to protect a Trust and the rights and interests of the Cer-
tificateholders; fees of the Trustee for any extraordinary services
performed under the Trust Agreement; indemnification of the Trustee for
any loss or liability accruing to it without gross negligence, bad faith
or willful misconduct on its part, arising out of or in connection with
its acceptance or administration of a Trust; indemnification of the
Sponsors for any loss, liabilities and expenses incurred in acting as
Sponsors of a Trust without gross negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct on its part; and all taxes and other governmental charges
imposed upon the Bonds or any part of a Trust (no such taxes or charges
are being levied, made or, to the knowledge of the Sponsors,
contemplated). The above expenses, including the Trustee's fees, when
paid by or owing to the Trustee are secured by a first lien on the Trust
to which such expenses are allocable. In addition, the Trustee is
empowered to sell Bonds of a Trust in order to make funds available to pay
all expenses of such Trust.

EXCHANGE PRIVILEGE AND CONVERSION OFFER

Exchange Privilege

Certificateholders may elect to exchange any or all of their
Units of these Trusts for Units of one or more of any available series of
Insured Municipal Securities Trust, Municipal Securities Trust, New York
Municipal Trust, Mortgage Securities Trust, A Corporate Trust or Equity
Securities Trust (upon receipt by Equity Securities Trust of an
appropriate exemptive order from the Securities and Exchange Commission)
(the "Exchange Trusts") at a reduced sales charge as set forth below.
Under the Exchange Privilege, the Sponsors' repurchase price after the
initial offering period has been completed, will be based on the aggregate
bid price of the Bonds in the particular Trust portfolio. Units in an
Exchange Trust then will be sold to the Certificateholder at a price based
on the aggregate offer price of the Bond in the Exchange Trust portfolio
(or for Units of Equity Securities Trust, based on the market value of the
underlying securities in the Equity Trust portfolio) during the initial
public offering period of the Exchange Trust; or based on the aggregate
bid price of the Bonds in the Exchange Trust portfolio if its initial
public offering has been completed, plus accrued interest (or for Units of
Equity Securities Trust, based on the market value of the underlying
securities in the Equity Trust portfolio) and a reduced sales charge as
set forth below.

Except for Certificateholders who wish to exercise the Exchange
Privilege within the first five months of their purchase of Units of
Trust, the sales charge applicable to the purchase of units of an Exchange
Trust shall be $15 per unit (or per 1,000 Units for the Mortgage
Securities Trust or per 100 Units for the Equity Securities Trust)
(approximately 1.5% of the price of each Exchange Trust unit (or 1,000
Units for the Mortgage Securities Trust or per 100 Units for the Equity
Securities Trust)). For Certificateholders who wish to exercise the
Exchange Privilege within the first five months of their purchase of Units
of Trust, the sales charge applicable to the purchase of units of an
Exchange Trust shall be the greater of (i) $15 per unit (or per 1,000
Units for the Mortgage Securities Trust or per 100 Units for the Equity
Securities Trust), or (ii) an amount which when coupled with the sales
charge paid by the Certificateholder upon his original purchase of Units
of the Trust at least equals the sales charge applicable in the direct
purchase of units of an Exchange Trust. The Exchange Privilege is subject
to the following conditions:

(1) The Sponsors must be maintaining a secondary market in both
the Units of the Trust held by the Certificateholder and the Units of
the available Exchange Trust. While the Sponsors have indicated its
intention to maintain a market in the Units of all Trusts sponsored
by it, the Sponsors are under no obligation to continue to maintain a
secondary market and therefore there is no assurance that the
Exchange Privilege will be available to a Certificateholder at any
specific time in the future. At the time of the Certificateholder's
election to participate in the Exchange Privilege, there also must be
Units of the Exchange Trust available for sale, either under the
initial primary distribution or in the Sponsors' secondary market.

(2) Exchanges will be effected in whole units only. Any excess
proceeds from the Units surrendered for exchange will be remitted and
the selling Certificateholder will not be permitted to advance any
new funds in order to complete an exchange. Units of the Mortgage
Securities Trust may only be acquired in blocks of 1,000 Units.
Units of the Equity Securities Trust may only be acquired in blocks
of 100 units.

(3) The Sponsors reserve the right to suspend, modify or
terminate the Exchange Privilege. The Sponsors will provide
Certificateholders of the Trust with 60 days' prior written notice of
any termination or material amendment to the Exchange Privilege,
provided that, no notice need be given if (i) the only material
effect of an amendment is to reduce or eliminate the sales charge
payable at the time of the exchange, to add one or more series of the
Trust eligible for the Exchange Privilege or to delete a series which
has been terminated from eligibility for the Exchange Privilege,
(ii) there is a suspension of the redemption of units of an Exchange
Trust under Section 22(e) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, or
(iii) an Exchange Trust temporarily delays or ceases the sale of its
units because it is unable to invest amounts effectively in
accordance with its investment objectives, policies and restrictions.
During the 60 day notice period prior to the termination or material
amendment of the Exchange Privilege described above, the Sponsors
will continue to maintain a secondary market in the units of all
Exchange Trusts that could be acquired by the affected
Certificateholders. Certificateholders may, during this 60 day
period, exercise the Exchange Privilege in accordance with its terms
then in effect. In the event the Exchange Privilege is not available
to a Certificateholder at the time he wishes to exercise it, the
Certificateholder will immediately be notified and no action will be
taken with respect to his Units without further instructions from the
Certificateholder.

To exercise the Exchange Privilege, a Certificateholder should
notify the Sponsors of his desire to exercise his Exchange Privilege. If
Units of a designated, outstanding series of an Exchange Trust are at the
time available for sale and such Units may lawfully be sold in the state
in which the Certificateholder is a resident, the Certificateholder will
be provided with a current prospectus or prospectuses relating to each
Exchange Trust in which he indicates an interest. He may then select the
Trust or Trusts into which he desires to invest the proceeds from his sale
of Units. The exchange transaction will operate in a manner essentially
identical to a secondary market transaction except that units may be
purchased at a reduced sales charge.

Example: Assume that after the initial public offering has been
completed, a Certificateholder has five units of a Trust with a current
value of $700 per unit which he has held for more than 5 months and the
Certificateholder wishes to exchange the proceeds for units of a secondary
market Exchange Trust with a current price of $725 per unit. The proceeds
from the Certificateholder's original units will aggregate $3,500. Since
only whole units of an Exchange Trust may be purchased under the Exchange
Privilege, the Certificateholder would be able to acquire four units (or
4,000 Units of the Mortgage Securities Trust or per 400 Units of the
Equity Securities Trust) for a total cost of $2,960 ($2,900 for unit and
$60 for the sales charge). The remaining $540 would be remitted to the
Certificateholder in cash. If the Certificateholder acquired the same
number of units at the same time in a regular secondary market
transaction, the price would have been $3,068.80 ($2,900 for units and
$168.80 for the sales charge, assuming a 5-1/2% sales charge times the
public offering price).

The Conversion Offer

Certificateholders of any registered unit investment trust for
which there is no active secondary market in the units of such trust (a
"Redemption Trust") may elect to redeem such units and apply the proceeds
of the redemption to the purchase of available Units of one or more series
of A Corporate Trust, Municipal Securities Trust, Insured Municipal
Securities Trust, Mortgage Securities Trust, New York Municipal Trust or
Equity Securities Trust (upon receipt by Equity Securities Trust of an
appropriate exemptive order from the Securities and Exchange Commission)
sponsored by Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. or the Sponsors (the "Conversion
Trusts") at the Public Offering Price for units of the Conversion Trust
based on a reduced sales charge as set forth below. Under the Conversion
Offer, units of the Redemption Trust must be tendered to the trustee of
such trust for redemption at the redemption price, which is based upon the
aggregate bid side evaluation of the underlying bonds in such trust and is
generally about 1-1.2% to 2% lower than the offering price for such bonds
(or for Units of Equity Securities Trust, based on the market value of the
underlying securities in the Equity Trust portfolio). The purchase price
of the units will be based on the aggregate offer price of the underlying
bonds in the Conversion Trust portfolio (or for Units of Equity Securities
Trust, based on the market value of the underlying securities in the
Equity Trust portfolio) during its initial offering period; or, at a price
based on the aggregate bid price of the underlying bonds if the initial
public offering of the Conversion Trust has been completed, plus accrued
interest (or for Units of Equity Securities Trust, based on the market
value of the underlying securities in the Equity Trust portfolio) and a
sales charge as set forth below.

Except for Certificateholders who wish to exercise the
Conversion Offer within the first five months of their purchase of units
of a Redemption Trust, the sales charge applicable to the purchase of
Units of the Conversion Trust shall be $15 per Unit (or per 1,000 Units
for the Mortgage Securities Trust or per 100 units for the Equity
Securities Trust). For Certificateholders who wish to exercise the
Conversion Offer within the first five months of their purchase of units
of a Redemption Trust, the sales charge applicable to the purchase of
Units of a Conversion Trust shall be the greater of (i) $15 per Unit (or
per 1,000 Units for the Mortgage Securities Trust or per 100 units for the
Equity Securities Trust) or (ii) an amount which when coupled with the
sales charge paid by the Certificateholder upon his original purchase of
units of the Redemption Trust at least equals the sales charge applicable
in the direct purchase of Units of a Conversion Trust. The Conversion
Offer is subject to the following limitations:

(1) The Conversion Offer is limited only to Certificateholders
of any Redemption Trust, defined as a unit investment trust for which
there is no active secondary market at the time the Certificateholder
elects to participate in the Conversion Offer. At the time of the
Certificateholder's election to participate in the Conversion Offer,
there also must be available units of a Conversion Trust, either
under a primary distribution or in the Sponsors' secondary market.

(2) Exchanges under the Conversion Offer will be effected in
whole units only. Certificateholders will not be permitted to
advance any new funds in order to complete an exchange under the
Conversion Offer. Any excess proceeds from units being redeemed will
be returned to the Certificateholder. Units of the Mortgage
Securities Trust may only be acquired in blocks of 1,000 units.
Units of the Equity Securities Trust may only be acquired in blocks
of 100 units.

(3) The Sponsors reserve the right to modify, suspend or
terminate the Conversion Offer at any time without notice to
Certificateholders of Redemption Trusts. In the event the Conversion
Offer is not available to a Certificateholder at the time he wishes
to exercise it, the Certificateholder will be notified immediately
and no action will be taken with respect to his units without further
instruction from the Certificateholder. The Sponsors also reserve
the right to raise the sales charge based on actual increases in the
Sponsors' costs and expenses in connection with administering the
program, up to a maximum sales charge of $20 per unit (or per 1,000
units for the Mortgage Securities Trust or per 100 units for the
Equity Securities Trust).

To exercise the Conversion Offer, a Certificateholder of a
Redemption Trust should notify his retail broker of his desire to redeem
his Redemption Trust Units and use the proceeds from the redemption to
purchase Units of one or more of the Conversion Trusts. If Units of a
designated, outstanding series of a Conversion Trust are at that time
available for sale and if such Units may lawfully be sold in the state in
which the Certificateholder is a resident, the Certificateholder will be
provided with a current prospectus or prospectuses relating to each
Conversion Trust in which he indicates an interest. He then may select
the Trust or Trusts into which he decides to invest the proceeds from the
sale of his Units. The transaction will be handled entirely through the
Certificateholder's retail broker. The retail broker must tender the
units to the trustee of the Redemption Trust for redemption and then apply
the proceeds to the redemption toward the purchase of units of a
Conversion Trust at a price based on the aggregate offer or bid side
evaluation per Unit of the Conversion Trust, depending on which price is
applicable, plus accrued interest and the applicable sales charge. The
certificates must be surrendered to the broker at the time the redemption
order is placed and the broker must specify to the Sponsors that the
purchase of Conversion Trust Units is being made pursuant to the
Conversion Offer. The Certificateholder's broker will be entitled to
retain $5 of the applicable sales charge.

Example: Assume a Certificateholder has five units of a
Redemption Trust which he has held for more than 5 months with a current
redemption price of $675 per unit based on the aggregate bid price of the
underlying bonds and the Certificateholder wishes to participate in the
Conversion Offer and exchange the proceeds for units of a secondary market
Conversion Trust with a current price of $750 per Unit. The proceeds from
the Certificateholder's redemption of units will aggregate $3,375. Since
only whole units of a Redemption Trust may be purchased under the
Conversion Offer, the Certificateholder will be able to acquire four units
of the Conversion Trust (or 4,000 units of the Mortgage Securities Trust
or per 400 units of the Equity Securities Trust) for a total cost of
$2,860 ($2,800 for units and $60 for the sales charge). The remaining
$515 would be remitted to the Certificateholder in cash. If the
Certificateholder acquired same number of Conversion Trust units at the
same time in a regular secondary market transaction, the price would have
been $2,962.96 ($2,800 for units and $162.96 sales charge, assuming a
5 1/2% sales charge times the public offering price).

Description of the Exchange Trusts and the Conversion Trusts

A Corporate Trust may be an appropriate investment vehicle for
an investor who is more interested in a higher current return on his
investment (although taxable) than a tax-exempt return (resulting from the
fact that the current return from taxable fixed income securities is
normally higher than that available from tax-exempt fixed income
securities). Municipal Securities Trust and New York Municipal Trust may
be appropriate investment vehicles for an investor who is more interested
in tax-exempt income. The interest income from New York Municipal Trust
is, in general, also exempt from New York State and local New York income
taxes, while the interest income from Municipal Securities Trust is
subject to applicable New York State and local New York taxes, except for
that portion of the income which is attributable to New York and Puerto
Rico obligations in the Trust portfolio, if any. The interest income from
each State Trust of the Municipal Securities Trust, Multi-State Series is,
in general, exempt from state and local taxes when held by residents of
the state where the issuers of bonds in such State Trusts are located.
The Insured Municipal Securities Trust combines the advantages of
providing interest income free from regular federal income tax under
existing law with the added safety of irrevocable insurance. Insured
Navigator Series further combines the advantages of providing interest
income free from regular federal income tax and state and local taxes when
held by residents of the state where issuers of bonds in such State Trusts
are located with the added safety of irrevocable insurance. Mortgage
Securities Trust offers an investment vehicle for investors who are
interested in obtaining safety of capital and a high level of current
distribution of interest income through investment in a fixed portfolio of
collateralized mortgage obligations. Equity Securities Trust offers
investors an opportunity to achieve capital appreciation together with a
high level of current income.

Tax Consequences of the Exchange Privilege and the Conversion Offer

A surrender of Units pursuant to the Exchange Privilege or the
Conversion Offer will constitute a "taxable event" to the Certificate-
holder under the Code. The Certificateholder will recognize a tax gain or
loss that will be of a long or short-term capital or ordinary income
nature depending on the length of time the Units have been held and other
factors. A Certificateholder's tax basis in the Units acquired pursuant
to the Exchange Privilege or Conversion Offer will be equal to the
purchase price of such Units. Investors should consult their own tax
advisors as to the tax consequences to them of exchanging or redeeming
units and participating in the Exchange Privilege or Conversion Offer.

OTHER MATTERS

Legal Opinions

The legality of the Units originally offered and certain matters
relating to federal and New York tax law have been passed upon by Battle
Fowler, 75 East 55th Street, New York, New York 10022, or Berger Steingut
Tarnoff & Stern, 600 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022, as counsel
for the Sponsors. Certain matters relating to California tax law have
been passed upon by Brown & Wood, as special California counsel to the
Sponsors. Certain matters relating to Pennsylvania tax law have been
passed upon by Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul, as special Pennsylvania counsel
to the Sponsors. Certain matters relating to Virginia tax law have been
passed upon by Hunton & Williams, as special Virginia counsel to the
Sponsors. Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, Two Wall Street, New York, New York
10005 have acted as counsel for United States Trust Company of New York.

Independent Auditors

The financial statements of the Trust included in Part A of this
Prospectus as of the dates set forth in Part A have been examined by KPMG
Peat Marwick, independent certified public accountants for the
periods indicated in its reports appearing herein. The financial
statements of KPMG Peat Marwick have been so included in
reliance on its reports given upon the authority of said firm as experts
in accounting and auditing.

DESCRIPTION OF BOND RATINGS*

Standard & Poor's Corporation

A brief description of the applicable Standard & Poor's
Corporation rating symbols and their meanings is as follows:

* As described by the rating agencies.

A Standard & Poor's corporate or municipal bond rating is a
current assessment of the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a
specific debt obligation. This assessment of creditworthiness may take
into consideration obligors such as guarantors, insurers, or lessees.

The bond rating is not a recommendation to purchase or sell a
security, inasmuch as it does not comment as to market price.

The ratings are based on current information furnished to
Standard & Poor's by the issuer and obtained by Standard & Poor's from
other sources it considers reliable. The ratings may be changed,
suspended or withdrawn as a result of changes in, or unavailability of,
such information.

The ratings are based, in varying degrees, on the following
considerations:

I. Likelihood of default-capacity and willingness of the
obligor as to the timely payment of interest and
repayment of principal in accordance with the terms
of the obligation.

II. Nature of and provisions of the obligation.

III. Protection afforded by, and relative position of, the
obligation in the event of bankruptcy, reorganization
or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and
other laws affecting creditors' rights.

AAA -- This is the highest rating assigned by Standard &
Poor's to a debt obligation and indicates an extremely strong capacity to
pay principal and interest.

AA -- Bonds rated AA also qualify as high-quality debt
obligations. Capacity to pay principal and interest is very strong, and
they differ from AAA issues only in small degrees.

A -- Bonds rated A have a strong capacity to pay principal and
interest, although they are somewhat more susceptible to the adverse
effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions.

BBB -- Bonds rated BBB are regarded as having an adequate
capacity to pay principal and interest. Whereas they normally exhibit
adequate protection parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing
circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay
principal and interest for bonds in this category than for bonds in the A
category.

Plus (+) or Minus (-): To provide more detailed indications of
credit quality, the ratings from "AA" to "BB" may be modified by the
addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within the
major rating categories.

Moody's Investors Service

A brief description of the applicable Moody's Investors
Service, Inc.'s rating symbols and their meanings is as follows:

Aaa -- Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best
quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are
generally referred to as "gilt edge." Interest payments are protected by
a large or by an exceptionally stable margin and principal is secure.
While the various protective elements are likely to change, such changes
as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong
position of such issues.

Aa -- Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high
quality by all standards. Together with the Aaa group they comprise what
are generally known as high grade bonds. They are rated lower than the
best bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as in Aaa
securities or fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater
amplitude or there may be other elements which make the long term risks
appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.

A -- Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable investment
attributes and are to be considered as upper medium grade obligations.
Factors giving security to principal and interest are considered adequate
but elements may be present which suggest a susceptibility to impairment
sometime in the future.

Baa -- Bonds which are rated Baa are considered as medium
grade obligations, i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly
secured. Interest payments and principal security appear adequate for the
present but certain protective elements may be lacking or may be
characteristically unreliable over any great length of time. Such bonds
lack outstanding investment characteristics and in fact have speculative
characteristics as well.

Those bonds in the A and Baa group which Moody's believes
possess the strongest investment attributes are designated by the symbol
A 1 and Baa 1. Other A bonds comprise the balance of the group. These
rankings (1) designate the bonds which offer the maximum in security
within their quality group, (2) designate bonds which can be bought for
possible upgrading in quality and (3) additionally afford the investor an
opportunity to gauge more precisely the relative attractiveness of
offerings in the market place.

Moody's applies numerical modifiers, 1, 2, and 3 in each
generic rating classification from Aa through B in its corporate bond
rating system. The modifier 1 indicates that the security ranks in the
higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-
range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates that the issue ranks in the
lower end of its generic rating category.

Con-Bonds for which the security depends upon the completion of
some act or the fulfillment of some condition are rated conditionally.
These are debt obligations secured by (a) earnings of projects under
construction, (b) earnings of projects unseasoned in operating experience,
(c) rentals which begin when facilities are completed, or (d) payments to
which some other limiting condition attaches. Rating denotes probable
credit stature upon completion of construction or elimination of basis of
condition.

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FOR USE WITH MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST

73rd-79th DISCOUNT SERIES, SERIES 45-54

MULTISTATE SERIES 37-44

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AUTHORIZATION FOR INVESTMENT IN MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST,
____ DISCOUNT SERIES/SERIES ___
MULTI-STATE SERIES ____

TRP PLAN - TOTAL REINVESTMENT PLAN

I hereby elect to participate in the TRP Plan and am the owner of ____
units of Municipal Securities Trust, Multistate Series _____/____ Discount
Series/Series ___.

I hereby authorize the United States Trust Company New York, Trustee, to
pay all semi-annual or annual distributions of interest and principal (if
any) with respect to such units to the United States Trust Company, as TRP
Plan Agent, who shall immediately invest the distributions in units of the
available series of the Trust above or, if unavailable, of other available
series of regular Municipal Securities Trust.

The foregoing authorization is subject in Date ____________, 19__
all respects to the terms and conditions
of participation set forth in the pros
pectus relating to such available series.

_________________________ _________________________________
Registered Holder (print) Registered Holder (print)

_________________________ _________________________________
Registered Holder Signature Registered Holder Signature
(Two signatures if joint tenancy)

My Brokerage Firm's Name

Street Address

City, State & Zip Code

Salesman's Name ___________________ Salesman's No.

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UNIT HOLDERS NEED ONLY DATE AND SIGN THIS FORM.

MAIL TO YOUR BROKER
OR
UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
ATTN: THE UNIT REINVESTMENT UNIT A
770 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10003

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INDEX

MUNICIPAL SECURITIES
Title Page TRUST

Summary of Essential Information . . . . . A-5
Information Regarding the Trust . . . . . . A-9 (A Unit Investment Trust)
Financial and Statistical Information . . . A-12
Audit and Financial Information Prospectus
Report of Independent Accountants . . . . F-1
Statement of Net Assets . . . . . . . . . F-2 Dated: October 28, 1994
Statement of Operations . . . . . . . . . F-3
Statement of Changes in Net Assets . . . F-6 Sponsors:
Notes to Financial Statements . . . . . . F-10 Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
Portfolio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-13 245 Park Avenue
The Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 New York, N.Y. 10167
The State Trusts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 212-272-2500
Public Offering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Estimated Long Term Return and Estimated Gruntal & Co.,
Current Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Incorporated
Rights of Certificateholders . . . . . . . 47 14 Wall Street
Tax Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 New York, N.Y. 10005
Liquidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 212-267-8800
Total Reinvestment Plan . . . . . . . . . . 57
Trust Administration . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Trustee:
Trust Expenses and Charges . . . . . . . . 64
Exchange Privilege and Conversion Offer . . 65 United States Trust
Other Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Company
Description of Bond Ratings . . . . . . . . 70 of New York
770 Broadway
New York, N.Y. 10003
Parts A and B of this Prospectus do 1-800-428-8890
not contain all of the information set forth in
the registration statement and exhibits relating Evaluator:
thereto, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C., under the Kenny S&P Evaluation
Securities Act of 1933, and to which reference Services
is made. 65 Broadway
New York, N.Y. 10006
* * *

This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell, or a
solicitation of any offer to buy, securities in any state to any person to
whom it is not lawful to make such offer in such state.

* * *

No person is authorized to give any information or to make any
representations not contained in Parts A and B of this Prospectus; and any
information or representation not contained herein must not be relied upon
as having been authorized by the Trust, the Trustee, the Evaluator, or the
Sponsors. The Trust is registered as a unit investment trust under the
Investment Company Act of 1940. Such registration does not imply that the
Trust or any of its Units have been guaranteed, sponsored, recommended or
approved by the United States or any state or any agency or officer
thereof.

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PART II

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED
IN PROSPECTUS

CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

This Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statements on Form S-6
comprises the following papers and documents:

The facing sheet on Form S-6.
The Cross-Reference Sheet.
The Prospectus consisting of pages.
Signatures.
Consent of Independent Auditors.
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibits 99.3.1, 99.3.1.1 and 99.3.1.2).
Consent of Special California Counsel (included in Exhibit 99.3.2).
Consent of Special Virginia Counsel (included in Exhibit 99.3.3).
Consents of the Evaluator including Confirmation of Ratings (included in
Exhibit 99.5.1).

The following exhibits:

99.1.1 -- Reference Trust Agreement including certain Amendments
to the Trust Indenture and Agreement referred to under
Exhibit 1.1.1 below (filed as Exhibit 1.1 to Amendment
No. 1 to Form S-6 Registration Statements Nos. 33-42466
and 33-53854 of Municipal Securities Trust, Series 52 &
Multi-State Series 41 and Series 53 and Multi-State
Series 42, respectively, on September 25, 1991 and
November 19, 1992, respectively, and incorporated
herein by reference).

99.1.1.1 -- Trust Indenture and Agreements for Municipal Securities
Trust, Multi-State Series 37 and Subsequent Series
(filed as Exhibit 1.1.1 to Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Statement No. 33-29202 of Municipal
Securities Trust, Multi-State Series 37 on June 30,
1989 and incorporated herein by reference) and
Municipal Securities Trust, Series 45 and 73rd Discount
Series (filed as Exhibit 1.1.1 to Amendment No. 1 to
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-29313
of Municipal Securities Trust, Series 45 and
73rd Discount Series on July 20, 1989 and incorporated
herein by reference).

99.1.3.4 -- Certificate of Incorporation of Bear, Stearns & Co.
Inc., as amended (filed as Exhibit 99.1.3.4 to Form S-6
Registration Statement Nos. 33-50891 and 33-50901 of
Insured Municipal Securities Trust, New York Navigator
Insured Series 15 and New Jersey Navigator Insured
Series 11; and Municipal Securities Trust, Multi-State
Series 44, respectively, on December 9, 1993 and
incorporated herein by reference).

99.1.3.5 -- By-Laws of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., as amended (filed
as Exhibit 99.1.3.5 to Form S-6 Registration Statement
Nos. 33-50891 and 33-50901 of Insured Municipal
Securities Trust, New York Navigator Insured Series 15
and New Jersey Navigator Insured Series 11; and
Municipal Securities Trust, Multi-State Series 44,
respectively, on December 9, 1993 and incorporated
herein by reference).

99.1.3.6 -- Certificate of Incorporation of Gruntal & Co.,
Incorporated, as amended (filed as Exhibit 1.3.6 to
Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6 Registration Statement No.
33-28384 of Insured Municipal Securities Trust, 47th
Discount Series and Series 20 on June 16, 1989 and
incorporated herein by reference).

99.1.3.7 -- By-laws of Gruntal & Co., Incorporated, as amended
(filed as Exhibit 1.3.7 to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6
Registration Statement No. 33-28384 of Insured
Municipal Securities Trust, 47th Discount Series and
Series 20 on June 16, 1989 and incorporated herein by
reference).

99.1.4 -- Form of Agreement Among Underwriters (filed as Exhibit
1.4 to Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No.
33-28384 of Insured Municipal Securities Trust, 47th
Discount Series and Series 20 on June 16, 1989 and
incorporated herein by reference).

99.2.1 -- Form of Certificate (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to Amendment
No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-28384 of Insured
Municipal Securities Trust, 47th Discount Series and
Series 20 on June 16, 1989 and incorporated herein by
reference).

99.3.1 -- Opinion of Berger Steingut Tarnoff & Stern (formerly
Berger & Steingut) as to the legality of the securities
being registered, including their consent to the filing
thereof and to the use of their name under the headings
"Tax Status" and "Legal Opinions" in the Prospectus,
and to the filing of their opinion regarding tax status
of the Trust (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 1
to Form S-6 Registration Statements Nos. 33-42466 and
33-53854 of Municipal Securities Trust, Series 52 &
Multi-State Series 41 and Series 53 & Multi-State
Series 42 on September 25, 1991 and November 19, 1992,
respectively, and incorporated herein by reference).

99.3.1.1 -- Opinion of Battle Fowler as to tax status of Securities
being registered including their consent to the
delivery thereof and to the use of their name under the
heading "Tax Status" in the Prospectus (filed as
Exhibit 3.1.3 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
Form S-6 Registration Statement No. 33-42466 of
Municipal Securities Trust, Series 52 and Multi-State
Series 41 on October 30, 1992 and incorporated by
reference).

99.3.1.2 -- Opinion of Battle Fowler as to tax status of Securities
being registered including their consent to the
delivery thereof and to the use of their name under the
heading "Tax Status" in the Prospectus.

99.3.2 -- Opinion of Brown & Wood, Special California Counsel
including their consent to the filing thereof and to
the use of their name in the Prospectus (filed as
Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6 Registration
Statements Nos. 33-42466 and 33-53854 of Municipal
Securities Trust, Series 52 & Multi-State Series 41 and
Series 53 & Multi-State Series 42 on September 25, 1991
and November 19, 1992, respectively, and incorporated
herein by reference).

99.3.3 -- Opinion of Hunton & Williams, Special Virginia Counsel
including their consent to the filing thereof and to
the use of their name in the Prospectus (filed as
Exhibit 3.3 to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6 Registration
Statements Nos. 33-42466 and 33-53854 of Municipal
Securities Trust, Series 52 & Multi-State Series 41 and
Series 53 & Multi-State Series 42 on September 25, 1991
and November 19, 1992, respectively, and incorporated
herein by reference).

*99.5.1 -- Consents of the Evaluator including Confirmation of
Ratings.

99.6.0 -- Power of Attorney of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., the
Depositor, by its Officers and a majority of its
Directors (filed as Exhibit 6.0 to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 8 to Form S-6 Registration Statements
Nos. 2-92113, 2-92660, 2-93073, 2-93884 and 2-94545 of
Municipal Securities Trust, Multi-State Series 4, 5, 6,
7 and 8, respectively on October 30, 1992 and
incorporated herein by reference).

99.6.1 -- Power of Attorney of Gruntal & Co., Incorporated, by
its officers and a majority of its Directors (filed as
Exhibit 6.1 to Form S-6 Registration Statement No. 33-
36316 of Mortgage Securities Trust, CMO Series 1 on
August 10, 1990 and incorporated herein by reference).

99.7.0 -- Form of Agreement Among Co-Sponsors (filed as Exhibit 7
to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6 Registration Statement
No. 33-28384 of Insured Municipal Securities Trust,
47th Discount Series and Series 20 on June 16, 1989 and
incorporated herein by reference).

*27 -- Financial Data Schedule(s) (for EDGAR filing only).

* Being filed by this Amendment.

<PAGE>
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
the registrants, Municipal Securities Trust, Series 52 & Multi-State
Series 41 and Series 53 & Multi-State Series 42 certify that they have met
all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment
to the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities
Act of 1933. The registrants have duly caused this Post-Effective
Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on their behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and
State of New York on the 28th day of October, 1994.

MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST,
SERIES 52 & MULTI-STATE SERIES 41 AND
SERIES 53 & MULTI-STATE SERIES 42
(Registrants)

GRUNTAL & CO., INCORPORATED
(Depositor)

By:ROBERT SABLOWSKY
(Authorized Signatory)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been
signed below by the following persons, who constitute the principal
officers and a majority of the directors of Gruntal & Co., Incorporated,
the Depositor, in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Name Title Date

HOWARD SILVERMAN Chief Executive Officer and )
Director ) October 28, 1994
EDWARD E. BAO Executive Vice President and )
Director )
BARRY RICHTER Executive Vice President and )
Director )
ROBERT SABLOWSKY Executive Vice President and ) By: ROBERT SABLOWSKY
Director ) Attorney-in-Fact*
LIONEL G. HEST Senior Executive and Director )

_______________

* An executed copy of the power of attorney was filed as
Exhibit 6.1 to Registration Statement No. 33-36316 on August
10, 1990.

<PAGE>
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrants, Municipal Securities Trust, Series 52 & Multi-State Series 41
and Series 53 & Multi-State Series 42 certify that they have met all of
the requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment to the
Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of
1933. The registrants have duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to
the Registration Statement to be signed on their behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and State
of New York on the 28th day of October, 1994.

MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST,
SERIES 52 & MULTI-STATE SERIES 41 AND
SERIES 53 & MULTI-STATE SERIES 42
(Registrants)

BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC.
(Depositor)

By: PETER J. DeMARCO
(Authorized Signator)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed
below by the following persons who constitute the principal officers and a
majority of the directors of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., the Depositor, in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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<S> <C> <C>
Name Title Date

ALAN C. GREENBERG Chairman of the Board, Director )
and Senior Managing Director )
JAMES E. CAYNE President, Chief Executive )
Officer, Director and Senior )
Managing Director ) October 28, 1994
JOHN C. SITES, JR. Executive Vice President, Director
and Senior Managing Director )
MICHAEL L. TARNOPOL Executive Vice President, Director
)
and Senior Managing Director )
VINCENT J. MATTONE Executive Vice President, Director
) By:PETER J. DeMARCO
and Senior Managing Director ) Attorney-in-Fact*
ALAN D. SCHWARTZ Executive Vice President, Director)
)
and Senior Managing Director )
DOUGLAS P.C. NATION Director and Senior Managing )
Director )
WILLIAM J. MONTGORIS Chief Operating Officer, Chief )
Financial Officer, Senior )
Vice President-Finance and Senior)
Managing Director )
KENNETH L. EDLOW Secretary and Senior Managing )
Director )
MICHAEL MINIKES Treasurer and Senior Managing )
Director )
MICHAEL J. ABATEMARCO Controller, Assistant Secretary )
and Senior Managing Director )
MARK E. LEHMAN Senior Vice President - General )
Counsel and Senior Managing )
Director )
FREDERICK B. CASEY Assistant Treasurer and Senior )
Managing Director )
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_______________

* An executed power of attorney was filed as Exhibit 6.0 to Post-
Effective Amendment No. 8 to Registration Statements Nos. 2-92113,
2-92660, 2-93073, 2-93884 and 2-94545 on October 30, 1992.

<PAGE>
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the use in these Post-Effective Amendments to the Registration
Statement of our report on the financial statements of Municipal Securities
Trust, Multi-State Series 41; Municipal Securities Trust, Multi-State Series
42; Municipal Securities Trust, Series 52; and Municipal Securities Trust,
Series 53 included herein and to the reference to our firm under the heading
"Independent Auditors" in the Prospectus which is part of this Registration
Statement.

KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

New York, New York
October 26, 1994

<PAGE>
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Description Page No.

99.1.1 Reference Trust Agreement including certain
Amendments to the Trust Indenture and Agreement
referred to under Exhibit 1.1.1 below (filed as
Exhibit 1.1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6
Registration Statements Nos. 33-42466 and 33-53854
of Municipal Securities Trust, Series 52 & Multi-
State Series 41 and Series 53 and Multi-State
Series 42, respectively, on September 25, 1991 and
November 19, 1992, respectively, and incorporated
herein by reference).

99.1.1.1 Trust Indenture and Agreements for Municipal
Securities Trust, Multi-State Series 37 and
Subsequent Series (filed as Exhibit 1.1.1 to
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement
No. 33-29202 of Municipal Securities Trust, Multi-
State Series 37 on June 30, 1989 and incorporated
herein by reference) and Municipal Securities Trust,
Series 45 and 73rd Discount Series (filed as
Exhibit 1.1.1 to Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1
to Registration Statement No. 33-29313 of Municipal
Securities Trust, Series 45 and 73rd Discount Series
on July 20, 1989 and incorporated herein by
reference).

99.1.3.4 Certificate of Incorporation of Bear, Stearns & Co.
Inc., as amended (filed as Exhibit 99.1.3.4 to Form
S-6 Registration Statement Nos. 33-50891 and 33-
50901 of Insured Municipal Securities Trust, New
York Navigator Insured Series 15 and New Jersey
Navigator Insured Series 11; and Municipal
Securities Trust, Multi-State Series 44,
respectively, on December 9, 1993 and incorporated
herein by reference).

99.1.3.5 By-Laws of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., as amended
(filed as Exhibit 99.1.3.5 to Form S-6 Registration
Statement Nos. 33-50891 and 33-50901 of Insured
Municipal Securities Trust, New York Navigator
Insured Series 15 and New Jersey Navigator Insured
Series 11; and Municipal Securities Trust, Multi-
State Series 44, respectively, on December 9, 1993
and incorporated herein by reference).

99.1.3.6 Certificate of Incorporation of Gruntal & Co.,
Incorporated, as amended (filed as Exhibit 1.3.6 to
Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6 Registration Statement
No. 33-28384 of Insured Municipal Securities Trust,
47th Discount Series and Series 20 on June 16, 1989
and incorporated herein by reference).

99.1.3.7 By-laws of Gruntal & Co., Incorporated, as amended
(filed as Exhibit 1.3.7 to Amendment No. 1 to Form
S-6 Registration Statement No. 33-28384 of Insured
Municipal Securities Trust, 47th Discount Series and
Series 20 on June 16, 1989 and incorporated herein
by reference).

99.1.4 Form of Agreement Among Underwriters (filed as
Exhibit 1.4 to Amendment No. 1 to Registration
Statement No. 33-28384 of Insured Municipal
Securities Trust, 47th Discount Series and Series 20
on June 16, 1989 and incorporated herein by
reference).

99.2.1 Form of Certificate (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-
28384 of Insured Municipal Securities Trust, 47th
Discount Series and Series 20 on June 16, 1989 and
incorporated herein by reference).

99.3.1 Opinion of Berger Steingut Tarnoff & Stern (formerly
Berger & Steingut) as to the legality of the
securities being registered, including their consent
to the filing thereof and to the use of their name
under the headings "Tax Status" and "Legal Opinions"
in the Prospectus, and to the filing of their
opinion regarding tax status of the Trust (filed as
Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6
Registration Statements Nos. 33-42466 and 33-53854
of Municipal Securities Trust, Series 52 & Multi-
State Series 41 and Series 53 & Multi-State
Series 42 on September 25, 1991 and November 19,
1992, respectively, and incorporated herein by
reference).

99.3.1.1 Opinion of Battle Fowler as to tax status of
Securities being registered including their consent
to the delivery thereof and to the use of their name
under the heading "Tax Status" in the Prospectus
(filed as Exhibit 3.1.3 to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 1 to Form S-6 Registration Statement
No. 33-42466 of Municipal Securities Trust,
Series 52 and Multi-State Series 41 on October 30,
1992 and incorporated by reference).

99.3.1.2 Opinion of Battle Fowler as to tax status of
Securities being registered including their consent
to the delivery thereof and to the use of their name
under the heading "Tax Status" in the Prospectus.

99.3.2 Opinion of Brown & Wood, Special California Counsel
including their consent to the filing thereof and to
the use of their name in the Prospectus (filed as
Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6
Registration Statements Nos. 33-42466 and 33-53854
of Municipal Securities Trust, Series 52 & Multi-
State Series 41 and Series 53 & Multi-State
Series 42 on September 25, 1991 and November 19,
1992, respectively, and incorporated herein by
reference).

99.3.3 Opinion of Hunton & Williams, Special Virginia
Counsel including their consent to the filing
thereof and to the use of their name in the
Prospectus (filed as Exhibit 3.3 to Amendment No. 1
to Form S-6 Registration Statements Nos. 33-42466
and 33-53854 of Municipal Securities Trust,
Series 52 & Multi-State Series 41 and Series 53 &
Multi-State Series 42 on September 25, 1991 and
November 19, 1992, respectively, and incorporated
herein by reference).

99.5.1 Consents of the Evaluator including Confirmation of
Ratings..........................................

99.6.0 Power of Attorney of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., the
Depositor, by its Officers and a majority of its
Directors (filed as Exhibit 6.0 to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 8 to Form S-6 Registration Statements
Nos. 2-92113, 2-92660, 2-93073, 2-93884 and 2-94545
of Municipal Securities Trust, Multi-State Series 4,
5, 6, 7 and 8, respectively on October 30, 1992 and
incorporated herein by reference).

99.6.1 Power of Attorney of Gruntal & Co., Incorporated, by
its officers and a majority of its Directors (filed
as Exhibit 6.1 to Form S-6 Registration Statement
No. 33-36316 of Mortgage Securities Trust, CMO
Series 1 on August 10, 1990 and incorporated herein
by reference).

99.7.0 Form of Agreement Among Co-Sponsors (filed as
Exhibit 7 to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6
Registration Statement No. 33-28384 of Insured
Municipal Securities Trust, 47th Discount Series and
Series 20 on June 16, 1989 and incorporated herein
by reference).

27 Financial Data Schedule(s) (for EDGAR filing only)......

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KENNY S&P EVALUATION SERVICES
A Division of Kenny Information Systems, Inc.

65 Broadway
New York, New York 10006-2511
Telephone 212/770-4440
Fax: 212/797-8681

John R. Fitzgerald
Vice President

October 28, 1994

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.
245 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10167

Gruntal & Co., Inc.
14 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005

RE: Municipal Securities Trust
Series 52 and Multi-State Series 41

Gentlemen:

We have examined the post-effective Amendment to the
Registration Statement File No. 33-42466 for the above-captioned
trust. We hereby acknowledge that Kenny S&P Evaluation Services,
a division of Kenny Information Systems, Inc. is currently acting
as the evaluator for the trust. We hereby consent to the use in
the Amendment of the reference to Kenny S&P Evaluation Services,
a division of Kenny Information Systems, Inc. as evaluator.

In addition, we hereby confirm that the ratings
indicated in the above-referenced Amendment to the Registration
Statement for the respective bonds comprising the trust portfolio
are the ratings currently indicated in our KENNYBASE database.

You are hereby authorized to file a copy of this letter
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Sincerely,

John R. Fitzgerald

JRF/cns
<PAGE>
KENNY S&P EVALUATION SERVICES
A Division of Kenny Information Systems, Inc.

65 Broadway
New York, New York 10006-2511
Telephone 212/770-4440
Fax: 212/797-8681

John R. Fitzgerald
Vice President

October 28, 1994

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.
245 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10167

Gruntal & Co., Inc.
14 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005

RE: Municipal Securities Trust
Series 53 and Multi-State Series 42

Gentlemen:

We have examined the post-effective Amendment to the
Registration Statement File No. 33-53854 for the above-captioned
trust. We hereby acknowledge that Kenny S&P Evaluation Services,
a division of Kenny Information Systems, Inc. is currently acting
as the evaluator for the trust. We hereby consent to the use in
the Amendment of the reference to Kenny S&P Evaluation Services,
a division of Kenny Information Systems, Inc. as evaluator.

You are hereby authorized to file a copy of this letter
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Sincerely,

John R. Fitzgerald

JRF/cns
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