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  AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 13, 1998
                                             REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                           WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
                               _______________

                                   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:

                      GOVERNMENT SECURITIES INCOME FUND
                    MONTHLY PAYMENT U.S. TREASURY SERIES-29
                             DEFINED ASSET FUNDS

B.  NAMES OF DEPOSITORS:

              MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
                           SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC.
                           PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
                          DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.

C.  COMPLETE ADDRESSES OF DEPOSITORS' PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH            SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC.
           INCORPORATED                            388 GREENWICH STREET
       DEFINED ASSET FUNDS                              23RD FLOOR
          P.O. BOX 9051                            NEW YORK, N.Y. 10013
    PRINCETON, N.J. 08543-9051


   DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.                   PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER--                     1285 AVE. OF THE AMERICAS
        59TH FLOOR                              NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019
    NEW YORK, N.Y. 10048



D.  NAMES AND COMPLETE ADDRESSES OF AGENTS FOR SERVICE:

   TERESA KONCICK, ESQ.                          DOUGLAS LOWE, ESQ.
       P.O BOX 9051                            DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
PRINCETON, N.J. 08543-9051                      TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER--
                                                     59TH FLOOR
                                                NEW YORK, N.Y. 10048

                                                            COPIES TO
   LAURIE HESSLEIN          ROBERT E. HOLLEY      PIERRE DE SAINT PHALLE, ESQ.
 388 GREENWICH STREET  1285 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS     450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
 NEW YORK, N.Y. 10013     NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019         NEW YORK, N.Y. 10017

E.  TITLE OF SECURITIES BEING REGISTERED:

 An indefinite number of Units of Beneficial Interest pursuant to Rule 24f-2
      promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.


F.  APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC:


 As soon as practicable after the acquisition and deposit  of  the  underlying
obligations.

THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES
AS  MAY  BE  NECESSARY  TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL
FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH  SPECIFICALLY  STATES  THAT  THIS  REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION  STATEMENT  SHALL  BECOME
EFFECTIVE  ON  SUCH  DATE  AS  THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION
8(A), MAY DETERMINE.
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                                   PART II

            ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROSPECTUS

   A. The following information relating to the Depositors is incorporated
by reference to the SEC filings indicated and made a part of this Registration
Statement.

I.   Bonding arrangements of each of the Depositors are incorporated by
     reference to Item A of Part II to the Registration Statement on Form
     S-6 under the Securities Act of 1933 for Municipal Investment Trust
     Fund, Monthly Payment Series--573 Defined Asset Funds (Reg. No.
     333-08241).

II.  The date of organization of each of the Depositors is set forth in
     Item B of Part II to the Registration Statement on Form S-6 under the
     Securities Act of 1933 for Municipal Investment Trust Fund, Monthly
     Payment Series--573 Defined Asset Funds (Reg.  No. 333-08241) and is
     herein incorporated by reference thereto.

III. The Charter and By-Laws of each of the Depositors are incorporated
     herein by reference to Exhibits 1.3 through 1.12 to the Registration
     Statement on Form S-6 under the Securities Act of 1933 for Municipal
     Investment Trust Fund, Monthly Payment Series--573 Defined Asset Funds
     (Reg.  No. 333-08241).

IV.  Information as to Officers and Directors of the Depositors has been filed
     pursuant to Schedules A and D of Form BD under Rules 15b1-1 and 15b3-1
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is incorporated by
     reference to the SEC filings indicated and made a part of this
     Registration Statement:

                                                               SEC FILE OR
                                                            IDENTIFICATION NO.
                                                            __________________


         Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated        8-7221
         Salomon Smith Barney Inc.                                 8-8177
         PaineWebber Incorporated                                 8-16267
         Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.                                8-14172

     B.  The Internal Revenue Service Employer Identification Numbers of
the Sponsors and Trustee are as follows:

         Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated    13-5674085
         Salomon Smith Barney Inc.                             13-1912900
         PaineWebber Incorporated                              13-2638166
         Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.                             94-0899825
         The Bank of New York                                  13-4941102


   Final prospectuses from the following Series of Defined Asset Funds -
Government Securities Income Fund (which is incorporated herein by reference)
may be used as a preliminary prospectus for this Series: Monthly Payment U.S.
Treasury Series-26 (Reg.  No. 333-15525);  Monthly Payment U.S. Treasury
Series-27 (Reg.  No. 333-15847);  Monthly Payment U.S.  Treasury Series-28
(Reg.  No. 333-44343).

                      CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-6 COMPRISES THE FOLLOWING PAPERS AND
DOCUMENTS:

 The facing sheet of Form S-6.
 The Cross-Reference Sheet (incorporated by
   reference to the Cross-Reference Sheet to the Registration Statement of
   The Government Securities Income Fund, Monthly Payment U.S.  Treasury
   Series-1, 1933 Act File No. 2-81969).
 The Prospectus.
 Additional Information not included in the Prospectus (Part II).

 The following exhibits:

      1.1   -- Form of Trust Indenture (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                    1.1 to the Registration Statement of The Government
                    Securities Income Fund, Monthly Payment U.S.  Treasury
                    Series-1, 1933 Act File No. 2-81969).

      1.1.1 -- Form of Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust Effective May
                    2, 1984 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1.1 to
                    the Registration Statement of The Government Securities
                    Income Fund, GNMA Series R Series, 1933 Act File No. 2-
                    88061).

      1.2   -- Form of Master Agreement Among Underwriters (incorporated by
                    reference to Exhibit 1.2 to the Registration Statement
                    of The Corporate Income Fund, One Hundred Ninety-Fourth
                    Monthly Payment Series, 1933 Act File No. 2-90925).

      2.1   -- Form of Certificate of Beneficial Interest (included in
                    Exhibit 1.1.1).

     *3.1   -- Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities being
                    issued including their consent to the use of their
                    names under the headings "Taxes" and "Legal Opinion" in
                    Part B of the Prospectus.

     *4.1   -- Consent of the Evaluator


     *5.1   -- Consent of independent public accountants.

      9.1   -- Information Supplement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                    9.1 to the Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to the
                    Registration Statement of Government Securities Income
                    Fund, Freddie Mac Series-12, 1933 Act File No. 33-56849.

__________

  * To be filed with Amendment to Registration Statement.


                                     R-1



                                  SIGNATURES

     PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THE
REGISTRANT HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR AMENDMENT TO THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED
THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND STATE OF NEW YORK ON
THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1998.


            Signatures appear on pages R-3, R-4, R-5 and R-6.

     A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated has signed this Registration Statement
or Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney
authorizing the person signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to
the Registration Statement to do so on behalf of such members.

     A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Salomon Smith
Barney Inc. has signed this Registration Statement or Amendment to the
Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney authorizing the person
signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration Statement
to do so on behalf of such members.

     A majority of the members of the Executive Committee of the Board of
Directors of PaineWebber Incorporated has signed this Registration
Statement or Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of
Attorney authorizing the person signing this Registration Statement or
Amendment to the Registration Statement to do so on behalf of such members.

     A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Dean Witter
Reynolds Inc. has signed this Registration Statement or Amendment to the
Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney authorizing the
person signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration
Statement to do so on behalf of such members.


                                      R-2


MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
               DEPOSITOR


By the following persons, who constitute a        Powers of Attorney have been
   majority of the Board of Directors of          filed under Form SE and
   Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith          the following 1933 Act
   Incorporated:                                  File Number: 33-43466

       HERBERT M. ALLISON, JR.
       BARRY S. FRIEDBERG
       EDWARD L. GOLDBERG
       STEPHEN L. HAMMERMAN
       JEROME P. KENNEY
       DAVID H. KOMANSKY
       DANIEL T. NAPOLI
       THOMAS H. PATRICK
       JOHN L. STEFFENS
       DANIEL P. TULLY
       ROGER M. VASEY
       ARTHUR H. ZEIKEL








       By  ERNEST FABIO
          (As authorized signatory for
          Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
          and Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)


                                      R-3


   SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC.
      DEPOSITOR


   By the following persons,                Powers of Attorney have
      who constitute a majority of             been filed under the
      the Board of Directors of                1933 Act File
      Salomon Smith Barney Inc.:               Numbers: 33-49753,
                                               33-55073 and 333-10441



       JAMES DIMON
       DERYCK C. MAUGHAN


       By  GINA LEMON                                     
           (As authorized signatory for                   
           Salomon Smith Barney Inc. and                  
           Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above) 
           

                                      R-4


   PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
      DEPOSITOR



   By the following persons, who                Powers of Attorney have
      constitute the Board of                     been filed under
      Directors of PaineWebber                    Form SE and the
      Incorporated:                               following 1933 Act
                                                  File Number: 2-61279

          MARGO N. ALEXANDER
          TERRY L. ATKINSON
          BRIAN M. BAREFOOT
          STEVEN P. BAUM
          MICHAEL CULP
          REGINA A. DOLAN
          JOSEPH J. GRANO, JR.
          EDWARD M. KERSCHNER
          JAMES P. MacGILVRAY
          DONALD B. MARRON
          ROBERT H. SILVER
          MARK B. SUTTON

              By  ROBERT E. HOLLEY
                 (As authorized signatory for
                 PaineWebber Incorporated and
                 Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)


                                      R-5



   DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
          DEPOSITOR



   By the following persons,         Powers of Attorney have been
      who constitute a majority of     filed under Form SE and
      the Board of Directors of        the following 1933 Act
      Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.:       File Number: 33-17085
                                       and 333-13039

          RICHARD M. DeMARTINI
          ROBERT W. DWYER
          CHRISTINE A. EDWARDS
          CHARLES A. FIUMEFREDDO
          JAMES F. HIGGINS
          MITCHELL M. MERIN
          STEPHEN R. MILLER
          RICHARD F. POWERS III
          PHILIP J. PURCELL
          THOMAS C. SCHNEIDER
          WILLIAM B. SMITH




          By  MICHAEL D. BROWNE
             (As authorized signatory for
             Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. and
             Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)


                                      R-6





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