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THE PALLADIAN TRUST
4225 EXECUTIVE SQUARE
SUITE 270
LAJOLLA, CALIFORNIA 92037
(619) 677-5917
Fax: (619) 677-5915
May 5, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: The Palladian Trust,
Reg. No. 33-73882
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Palladian Trust (the "Trust") hereby certifies: (1) that the text of
the Trust's most recent post-effective amendment has been filed electronically;
and (2) that the form of prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that
would have been filed under Rule 497(c) under the Securities Act of 1933 would
not have differed from that contained in the most recent post-effective
amendment. This certification is made pursuant to Rule 497(j) in lieu of a
filing under Rule 497(c).
Respectfully submitted,
\S\ H. MICHAEL SCHWARTZ
H. Michael Schwartz
President
