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Exhibit 99.10
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 33-48692 on Form N-1A of our report dated
September 6, 2000 appearing in the Annual Report of Merrill Lynch North Carolina
Municipal Bond Fund of Merrill Lynch Multi-State Municipal Series Trust for the
year ended July 31, 2000, and to the reference to us under the caption
"Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus, which is a part of such Registration
Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Princeton, New Jersey
November 3, 2000
