William R. Hough & Co.
100 Second Avenue South
Suite 800
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
September 7, 1999
VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: The Hough Group of Funds
File No. 33-66396
Dear Sirs:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, we hereby certify
on behalf of The Hough Group of Funds (the "Trust"), that the form of
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for the Trust's two
separate investment series, The Florida TaxFree Money Market Fund and The
Florida Tax Free ShortTerm Fund, that would have been filed under Rule
497(c), does not differ from those contained in Post-Effective Amendment
No. 8 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A which was filed on
August 31, 1999. The text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 was filed
electronically.
Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned at the above phone number
if you have any questions concerning this certification.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Caryn Kirley
Assistant Vice President
