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          As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 1998

                                                               File No. 811-6073





                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM N-1A

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                     THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [X]

                               AMENDMENT NO. 4          [X]

                            CASH MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIO
                            -------------------------
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


                                24 Federal Street
                           Boston, Massachusetts 02110
                           ---------------------------
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


                                 (617) 482-8260
                                 --------------
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)


                                 Alan R. Dynner
                 24 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
                 ----------------------------------------------
                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)



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     Throughout  this  Registration   Statement,   information  concerning  Cash
Management  Portfolio  (the  "Portfolio")  is  incorporated  by  reference  from
Amendment No. 45 to the Registration Statement of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust
(File No.  2-90946  under the  Securities  Act of 1933 (the  "1933  Act"))  (the
"Amendment"),  which was filed  electronically  with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 27, 1998 (Accession No. 0000950156-98-000328). The Amendment
contains the prospectus and statement of additional information ("SAI") of Eaton
Vance Cash Management Fund (the "Feeder Fund"), which invests  substantially all
of its assets in the Portfolio.
    

                                     PART A

     Responses  to  Items 1  through  3 and 5A have  been  omitted  pursuant  to
Paragraph 4 of Instruction F of the General Instructions to Form N-1A.

ITEM 4. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT

   
     The Portfolio is a  diversified,  open-end  management  investment  company
which was organized as a trust under the laws of the State of New York on May 1,
1992.  Interests  in the  Portfolio  are  issued  solely  in  private  placement
transactions  that do not involve any  "public  offering"  within the meaning of
Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act.  Investments  in the Portfolio may be made only by
U.S.  and  foreign  investment  companies,  common or  commingled  trust  funds,
organizations  or trusts  described in Sections 401(a) or 501(a) of the Internal
Revenue  Code of 1986,  as amended (the  "Code"),  or similar  organizations  or
entities  that are  "accredited  investors"  within the meaning of  Regulation D
under the 1933 Act. This Registration Statement, as amended, does not constitute
an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any "security"  within
the meaning of the 1933 Act.

     The  Portfolio  is not intended to be a complete  investment  program and a
prospective  investor  should  take  into  account  their  objectives  and other
investments when  considering the purchase of an interest in the Portfolio.  The
Portfolio cannot assure achievement of its investment objective.
    

     Registrant incorporates by reference information concerning the Portfolio's
investment  objective  and  investment  practices  from "The  Funds'  Investment
Objectives"  and  "How  the  Funds  Invest  their  Assets"  in the  Feeder  Fund
prospectus.

ITEM 5. MANAGEMENT OF THE PORTFOLIO

     Registrant incorporates by reference information concerning the Portfolio's
management  from  "Management of the Funds and the Portfolio" in the Feeder Fund
prospectus.

ITEM 6. CAPITAL STOCK AND OTHER SECURITIES

   
     Registrant  incorporates by reference  information  concerning interests in
the Portfolio from  "Organization  of the Funds and the Portfolio" in the Feeder
Fund  prospectus and "Other  Information" in the Feeder Fund SAI. An interest in
the  Portfolio  has no  preemptive  or  conversion  rights and is fully paid and
nonassessable by the Portfolio, except as described under Item 18 below.

     As of March 31, 1998, the Feeder Fund controlled the Portfolio by virtue of
owning approximately 73.5% of the outstanding voting interests in the Portfolio.
    


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     The net asset value of the  Portfolio is  determined  each day on which the
New  York  Stock  Exchange  (the  "Exchange")  is open for  trading  ("Portfolio
Business Day"). This determination is made each Portfolio Business Day as of the
close of regular  trading on the Exchange  (currently  4:00 p.m., New York Time)
(the "Portfolio Valuation Time").

     Each investor in the  Portfolio may add to or reduce its  investment in the
Portfolio on each Portfolio Business Day as of the Portfolio Valuation Time. The
value  of each  investor's  interest  in the  Portfolio  will be  determined  by
multiplying the net asset value of the Portfolio by the  percentage,  determined
on the prior Portfolio  Business Day, which represented that investor's share of
the  aggregate  interest in the  Portfolio on such prior day.  Any  additions or
withdrawals for the current Portfolio  Business Day will then be recorded.  Each
investor's  percentage of the aggregate  interest in the Portfolio  will then be
recomputed as a percentage equal to a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the
value  of  such  investor's  investment  in the  Portfolio  as of the  Portfolio
Valuation Time on the prior  Portfolio  Business Day plus or minus,  as the case
may be,  the  amount of any  additions  to or  withdrawals  from the  investor's
investment in the Portfolio on the current  Portfolio  Business Day and (ii) the
denominator of which is the aggregate net asset value of the Portfolio as of the
Portfolio  Valuation Time on the prior Portfolio  Business Day plus or minus, as
the case may be,  the amount of the net  additions  to or  withdrawals  from the
aggregate  investment in the Portfolio on the current Portfolio  Business Day by
all  investors in the  Portfolio.  The  percentage  so  determined  will then be
applied to determine the value of the  investor's  interest in the Portfolio for
the current Portfolio Business Day.

   
     The Portfolio  will  allocate at least  annually  among its investors  each
investor's  distributive  share of the  Portfolio's net investment  income,  net
realized capital gains, and any other items of income,  gain, loss, deduction or
credit.  The Portfolio's net investment income consists of all income accrued on
the Portfolio's  assets,  less all actual and accrued  expenses of the Portfolio
determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

     Under the anticipated  method of operation of the Portfolio,  the Portfolio
will not be subject to any federal  income tax.  (See Part B, Item 20.) However,
each investor in the Portfolio will take into account its allocable share of the
Portfolio's  ordinary  income and capital gain in determining its federal income
tax liability.  The  determination of each such share will be made in accordance
with the governing  instruments of the  Portfolio,  which are intended to comply
with the  requirements  of the Internal  Revenue  Code of 1986,  as amended (the
"Code") and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
    

     It is intended  that the  Portfolio's  assets and income will be managed in
such a way  that an  investor  in the  Portfolio  that  seeks  to  qualify  as a
regulated  investment company ("RIC") under the Code will be able to satisfy the
requirements for such qualification.

ITEM 7. PURCHASE OF INTERESTS IN THE PORTFOLIO

     Interests  in  the  Portfolio  are  issued  solely  in  private   placement
transactions  that do not involve any  "public  offering"  within the meaning of
Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act. See "General Description of Registrant" above.

   
     Registrant incorporates by reference information concerning the computation
of net asset value and valuation of Portfolio  assets from  "Valuing  Shares" in
the Feeder Fund prospectus. For further information, see Item 19 of Part B.
    


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     There is no minimum initial or subsequent investment in the Portfolio.  The
Portfolio  reserves the right to cease  accepting  investments at any time or to
reject any investment order.

   
     The  placement  agent for the Portfolio is Eaton Vance  Distributors,  Inc.
("EVD"),  a  wholly-owned  subsidiary of Eaton Vance  Management.  The principal
business address of EVD is 24 Federal Street,  Boston,  Massachusetts 02110. EVD
receives no compensation for serving as the placement agent for the Portfolio.
    

ITEM 8. REDEMPTION OR DECREASE OF INTEREST

     An investor in the Portfolio may withdraw all of (redeem) or any portion of
(decrease) its interest in the Portfolio if a withdrawal  request in proper form
is furnished by the investor to the Portfolio.  All withdrawals will be effected
as of the next Portfolio  Valuation  Time. The proceeds of a withdrawal  will be
paid by the Portfolio  normally on the Portfolio  Business Day the withdrawal is
effected,  but in any event within seven days. The Portfolio  reserves the right
to pay the  proceeds of a  withdrawal  (whether a  redemption  or decrease) by a
distribution in kind of portfolio  securities  (instead of cash). The securities
so  distributed  would be valued at the same amount as that  assigned to them in
calculating the net asset value for the interest  (whether  complete or partial)
being  withdrawn.  If an  investor  received  a  distribution  in kind upon such
withdrawal,  the investor could incur  brokerage and other charges in converting
the securities to cash. The Portfolio has filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission  (the  "Commission")  a  notification  of  election  on Form  N-18F-1
committing to pay in cash all requests for withdrawals by any investor,  limited
in amount with respect to such  investor  during any 90 day period to the lesser
of (a)  $250,000  or (b) 1% of the  net  asset  value  of the  Portfolio  at the
beginning of such period.

     Investments in the Portfolio may not be transferred.

   
     The right of any investor to receive payment with respect to any withdrawal
may be suspended or the payment of the withdrawal  proceeds postponed during any
period in which the  Exchange is closed  (other than  weekends or  holidays)  or
trading on the Exchange is restricted or, to the extent  otherwise  permitted by
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), if an emergency
exists,  or during any other period permitted by order of the Commission for the
protection of investors.
    

ITEM 9. PENDING LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     Not applicable.


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                                     PART B

ITEM 10. COVER PAGE.

     Not applicable.

ITEM 11. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

   
                                                                            PAGE
     General Information and History.........................................B-1
     Investment Objectives and Policies .....................................B-1
     Management of the Portfolio ............................................B-1
     Control Persons and Principal Holder of Securities .....................B-1
     Investment Advisory and Other Services .................................B-2
     Brokerage Allocation and Other Practices................................B-2
     Capital Stock and Other Securities .....................................B-2
     Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Securities .........................B-3
     Tax Status .............................................................B-4
     Underwriters ...........................................................B-5
     Calculation of Performance Data ........................................B-5
     Financial Statements ...................................................B-6
    

ITEM 12. GENERAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY.

     Not applicable.

ITEM 13. INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES.

     Part A contains additional  information about the investment objectives and
policies of the Portfolio.  This Part B should be read in conjunction  with Part
A.  Capitalized  terms used in this Part B and not  otherwise  defined  have the
meanings given them in Part A.

   
     Registrant  incorporates by reference additional information concerning the
investment  policies of the  Portfolio  as well as  information  concerning  the
investment  restrictions  of the Portfolio from  "Additional  Information  about
Investment  Policies",  "Investment  Restrictions"  and "Appendix" in the Feeder
Fund SAI.

ITEM 14. MANAGEMENT OF THE PORTFOLIO

     Registrant  incorporates by reference additional information concerning the
management of the Portfolio from "Trustees and Officers" in the Feeder Fund SAI.

ITEM 15. CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDER OF SECURITIES

     As of March 31, 1998, the Feeder Fund,  Eaton Vance Liquid Assets Fund, and
Eaton Vance Money Market Fund (each a "Fund") owned  approximately  73.5%,  9.4%
and 17.1,  respectively,  of the outstanding  voting interests in the Portfolio.
Because the Feeder Fund controls the Portfolio, the Feeder Fund may take actions
without  the  approval  of  any other investor. The Feeder Fund has informed the


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Portfolio  that  whenever it is requested to vote on matters  pertaining  to the
fundamental  policies of the Portfolio,  it will hold a meeting of  shareholders
and will cast its vote as instructed by its shareholders. It is anticipated that
any other investor in the Portfolio  which is an investment  company  registered
under the 1940 Act would follow the same or a similar practice.  The Feeder Fund
is a series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust, an open-end management investment
company  organized  as a business  trust under the laws of the  Commonwealth  of
Massachusetts. The address of each Fund is 24 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110.

ITEM 16. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES

     Registrant  incorporates  by reference  information  concerning  investment
advisory and other services  provided to the Portfolio from "Investment  Adviser
and Administrator", "Custodian" and "Independent Accountants" in the Feeder Fund
SAI.

ITEM 17. BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES

     Registrant  incorporates by reference information  concerning the brokerage
practices of the Portfolio from "Portfolio Security  Transactions" in the Feeder
Fund SAI.
    

ITEM 18. CAPITAL STOCK AND OTHER SECURITIES

     Under the Portfolio's  Declaration of Trust, the Trustees are authorized to
issue interests in the Portfolio. Investors are entitled to participate pro rata
in distributions of taxable income, loss, gain and credit of the Portfolio. Upon
dissolution  of the Portfolio,  the Trustees  shall  liquidate the assets of the
Portfolio and apply and distribute the proceeds  thereof as follows:  (a) first,
to the payment of all debts and  obligations  of the Portfolio to third parties,
including without  limitation the retirement of outstanding debt,  including any
debt owed to holders of record of  interests  in the  Portfolio  ("Holders")  or
their affiliates, and the expenses of liquidation,  and to the setting up of any
reserves for contingencies which may be necessary; and (b) second, in accordance
with the Holders'  positive Book Capital  Account  balances after adjusting Book
Capital  Accounts for certain  allocations  provided in the Declaration of Trust
and in  accordance  with the  requirements  described  in  Treasury  Regulations
Section 1.704- 1(b)(2)(ii)(b)(2). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trustees
shall  determine  that an  immediate  sale of part or all of the  assets  of the
Portfolio would cause undue loss to the Holders, the Trustees, in order to avoid
such loss,  may,  after having  given  notification  to all the Holders,  to the
extent not then prohibited by the law of any jurisdiction in which the Portfolio
is then formed or qualified and  applicable in the  circumstances,  either defer
liquidation of and withhold from  distribution  for a reasonable time any assets
of the Portfolio  except those  necessary to satisfy the  Portfolio's  debts and
obligations or distribute the Portfolio's  assets to the Holders in liquidation.
Certificates  representing  an  investor's  interest in the Portfolio are issued
only upon the written request of a Holder.

     Each Holder is entitled to vote in proportion to the amount of its interest
in the Portfolio. Holders do not have cumulative voting rights. The Portfolio is
not required and has no current intention to hold annual meetings of Holders but
the  Portfolio  will  hold  meetings  of  Holders  when in the  judgment  of the
Portfolio's Trustees it is necessary or desirable to submit matters to a vote of
Holders at a  meeting.  Any  action  which may be taken by Holders  may be taken
without a meeting if Holders holding more than 50% of all interests  entitled to
vote (or such  larger  proportion  thereof as shall be  required  by any express
provision of the Declaration of Trust of the Portfolio) consent to the action in
writing and the consents are filed with the records of meetings of Holders.


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     The  Portfolio's  Declaration of Trust may be amended by vote of Holders of
more than 50% of all  interests in the Portfolio at any meeting of Holders or by
an  instrument  in writing  without a  meeting,  executed  by a majority  of the
Trustees and consented to by the Holders of more than 50% of all interests.  The
Trustees may also amend the Declaration of Trust (without the vote or consent of
Holders) to change the Portfolio's name or state or other jurisdiction whose law
shall be the  governing  law,  to supply  any  omission  or to cure,  correct or
supplement any ambiguous,  defective or inconsistent  provision,  to conform the
Declaration  of  Trust  to  applicable  federal  law  or  regulations  or to the
requirements of the Code, or to change, modify or rescind any provision provided
such change,  modification  or  rescission  is  determined by the Trustees to be
necessary  or  appropriate  and to not have a materially  adverse  effect on the
financial  interests of the Holders.  No amendment of the  Declaration  of Trust
which  would  change any rights  with  respect to any  Holder's  interest in the
Portfolio  by  reducing  the amount  payable  thereon  upon  liquidation  of the
Portfolio  may be made,  except  with  the vote or  consent  of the  Holders  of
two-thirds of all interests.  References in the Declaration of Trust and in Part
A or this Part B to a specified  percentage of, or fraction of, interests in the
Portfolio,  means Holders whose combined Book Capital Account balances represent
such  specified  percentage  or fraction of the combined  Book  Capital  Account
balance of all, or a specified group of, Holders.

   
     The  Portfolio  may  merge  or  consolidate  with  any  other  corporation,
association,  trust  or  other  organization  or may  sell  or  exchange  all or
substantially  all of its  assets  upon such terms and  conditions  and for such
consideration  when and as  authorized  by the Holders of (a) 67% or more of the
interests in the Portfolio present or represented at the meeting of Holders,  if
Holders of more than 50% of all interests are present or  represented  by proxy,
or (b) more than 50% of all  interests,  whichever is less. The Portfolio may be
terminated (i) by the affirmative vote of Holders of not less than two-thirds of
all interests at any meeting of Holders or by an instrument in writing without a
meeting,  executed by a majority of the Trustees and  consented to by Holders of
not less than  two-thirds of all  interests,  or (ii) by the Trustees by written
notice to the Holders.

     The  Portfolio  is  organized as a trust under the laws of the State of New
York.  Investors  in the  Portfolio  will  be  held  personally  liable  for its
obligations  and  liabilities,  subject,  however,  to  indemnification  by  the
Portfolio in the event that there is imposed upon an investor a greater  portion
of the  liabilities  and  obligations  of the Portfolio  than its  proportionate
interest in the Portfolio. The Portfolio intends to maintain fidelity and errors
and ommissions  insurance deemed adequate by the Trustees.  Thus, the risk of an
investor incurring financial loss on account of investor liability is limited to
circumstances in which both inadequate insurance exists and the Portfolio itself
is unable to meet its obligations.
    

     The Declaration of Trust provides that obligations of the Portfolio are not
binding  upon the  Trustees  individually  but only  upon  the  property  of the
Portfolio  and that the Trustees will not be liable for any action or failure to
act,  but nothing in the  Declaration  of Trust  protects a Trustee  against any
liability  to  which  he  would  otherwise  be  subject  by  reason  of  willful
misfeasance,  bad faith,  gross negligence,  or reckless disregard of the duties
involved in the conduct of his office.

ITEM 19. PURCHASE, REDEMPTION AND PRICING OF SECURITIES

     See "Purchase of Interests in the Portfolio" and "Redemption or Decrease of
Interest" in Part A.

     Registrant  incorporates by reference  information  concerning valuation of
the Portfolio's assets from  "Determination of Net Asset Value" in Part I of the
Feeder Fund SAI.


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ITEM 20. TAX STATUS

     The Portfolio has been advised by tax counsel that,  provided the Portfolio
is  operated  at all times  during its  existence  in  accordance  with  certain
organizational and operational documents,  the Portfolio should be classified as
a  partnership  under  the  Code,  and  it  should  not  be a  "publicly  traded
partnership" within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code.  Consequently,  the
Portfolio does not expect that it will be required to pay any federal income tax
and a Holder will be required to take into  account in  determining  its federal
income  tax  liability  its  share of the  Portfolio's  income,  gains,  losses,
deductions and credits.

     Under Subchapter K of the Code, a partnership is considered to be either an
aggregate  of its members or a separate  entity  depending  upon the factual and
legal context in which the question arises.  Under the aggregate approach,  each
partner is treated as an owner of an undivided  interest in  partnership  assets
and  operations.  Under the entity  approach,  the  partnership  is treated as a
separate entity in which partners have no direct interest in partnership  assets
and operations.  The Portfolio has been advised by tax counsel that, in the case
of a Holder that seeks to qualify as a RIC, the aggregate approach should apply,
and each such Holder should  accordingly be deemed to own a proportionate  share
of each of the assets of the Portfolio and to be entitled to the gross income of
the Portfolio  attributable  to that share for purposes of all  requirements  of
Sections 851(b),  852(b)(5),  853(a) and 854 of the Code. Further, the Portfolio
has been  advised by tax counsel that each Holder that seeks to qualify as a RIC
should be deemed to hold its proportionate  share of the Portfolio's  assets for
the  period the  Portfolio  has held the assets or for the period the Holder has
been an investor  in the  Portfolio,  whichever  is  shorter.  Investors  should
consult  their tax  advisers  regarding  whether  the  entity  or the  aggregate
approach  applies  to  their  investment  in the  Portfolio  in  light  of their
particular tax status and any special tax rules applicable to them.

     In order to enable a Holder  (that is  otherwise  eligible) to qualify as a
RIC, the Portfolio  intends to satisfy the  requirements  of Subchapter M of the
Code relating to sources of income and diversification of assets as if they were
applicable  to the  Portfolio  and to permit  withdrawals  in a manner that will
enable a Holder  which is a RIC to  comply  with the  distribution  requirements
applicable to RICs  (including  those under  Sections 852 and 4982 of the Code).
The  Portfolio  will  allocate at least  annually  to each Holder such  Holder's
distributive  share of the  Portfolio's  net  investment  income,  net  realized
capital gains, and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit in
a manner intended to comply with the Code and applicable  Treasury  regulations.
Tax counsel  has  advised the  Portfolio  that the  Portfolio's  allocations  of
taxable income and loss should have "economic effect" under applicable  Treasury
regulations.

     To the  extent the cash  proceeds  of any  withdrawal  (or,  under  certain
circumstances,  such  proceeds  plus  the  value  of any  marketable  securities
distributed to an investor) ("liquid proceeds") exceed a Holder's adjusted basis
of his interest in the Portfolio,  the Holder will generally  realize a gain for
federal income tax purposes.  If, upon a complete withdrawal  (redemption of the
entire  interest),  a Holder  receives only liquid proceeds  (and/or  unrealized
receivables) and the Holder's  adjusted basis of his interest exceeds the liquid
proceeds  of such  withdrawal,  the  Holder  will  generally  realize a loss for
federal income tax purposes. In addition, on a distribution to a Holder from the
Portfolio  (whether pursuant to a partial or complete  withdrawal or otherwise),
(1) income or gain will be recognized if the  distribution  is in liquidation of
the Holder's  entire  interest in the Portfolio and includes a  disproportionate
share of any unrealized  receivables  held by the Portfolio and (2) gain or loss
may be recognized on a distribution to a Holder that contributed property to the
Portfolio.  The tax  consequences of a withdrawal of property  (instead of or in
addition to liquid  proceeds)  will be different and will depend on the specific
factual circumstances. A Holder's adjusted basis of an interest in the Portfolio
will  generally be the aggregate  prices paid therefor  (including  the adjusted
basis of  contributed  property  and any  gain  recognized  on the  contribution
thereof),  increased by the amounts of the Holder's  distributive share of items


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of  income  (including   interest   income  exempt  from federal income tax) and
realized net gain of the Portfolio,  and reduced, but not below zero, by (i) the
amounts of the Holder's  distributive share of items of Portfolio loss, and (ii)
the amount of any cash distributions (including distributions of interest income
exempt from federal income tax and cash  distributions  on withdrawals  from the
Portfolio)  and the basis to the Holder of any property  received by such Holder
other than in  liquidation,  and (iii) the  Holder's  distributive  share of the
Portfolio's  nondeductible  expenditures  not  properly  chargeable  to  capital
account.  Increases  or  decreases  in  a  Holder's  share  of  the  Portfolio's
liabilities  may also result in  corresponding  increases  or  decreases in such
adjusted basis.

     The Portfolio may be subject to foreign  withholding  taxes with respect to
income on certain foreign  securities.  As it is not expected that more than 50%
of the value of the Portfolio's  total assets will consist of securities  issued
by foreign  corporations,  the Portfolio will not be eligible to pass through to
investors their proportionate share of foreign taxes paid by the Portfolio, with
the result that  investors  will not be entitled to take any foreign tax credits
or deductions for foreign taxes paid by the Portfolio.  However,  an investor in
the  Portfolio may deduct such taxes in  calculating  its  distributable  income
earned by the  Portfolio.  These  taxes may be reduced or  eliminated  under the
terms of an applicable  U.S. income tax treaty.  Certain foreign  exchange gains
and losses  realized by the  Portfolio  will be treated as  ordinary  income and
losses.  Certain uses of foreign  currency and  investment  by the  Portfolio in
certain "passive foreign investment  companies" may be limited or a tax election
may be made, if available, in order to preserve the investor's  qualification as
a regulated investment company and/or avoid imposition of a tax.

     An entity  that is treated  as a  partnership  under the Code,  such as the
Portfolio, is generally treated as a partnership under state and local tax laws,
but certain states may have  different  entity  classification  criteria and may
therefore  reach  a  different  conclusion.  Entities  that  are  classified  as
partnerships  are not treated as taxable entities under most state and local tax
laws,  and the income of a  partnership  is  considered to be income of partners
both in timing and in character.  The  exemption of interest  income for federal
income tax purposes does not necessarily result in exemption under the income or
tax laws of any state or local taxing authority.  The laws of the various states
and local taxing  authorities vary with respect to the taxation of such interest
income, as well as to the status of a partnership interest under state and local
tax laws,  and each Holder of an interest in the Portfolio is advised to consult
his own tax adviser.

     The foregoing  discussion does not address the special tax rules applicable
to  certain  classes  of  investors,  such  as  tax-exempt  entities,  insurance
companies and financial  institutions.  Investors  should  consult their own tax
advisers  with  respect to special tax rules that may apply in their  particular
situations, as well as the state, local or foreign tax consequences of investing
in the Portfolio.

ITEM 21. UNDERWRITERS

     The placement agent for the Portfolio is EVD. Investment companies,  common
and  commingled  trust  funds,  and  similar   organizations  and  entities  may
continuously invest in the Portfolio.

ITEM 22. CALCULATION OF PERFORMANCE DATA

     Not applicable.


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ITEM 23. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     The   following   audited   financial   statements  of  the  Portfolio  are
incorporated  by  reference  into this Part B and have been so  incorporated  in
reliance upon the report of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.,  independent  accountants,
as experts in accounting and auditing.

   
     Portfolio of  Investments  as of December 31, 1997  
     Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 1997 
     Statement of Operations for the fiscal year ended  December 31, 1997 
     Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the fiscal years ended December 31,
     1997 and 1996
     Supplementary  Data for the fiscal years ended December 31, 1997,  1996
     and 1995,  and for the period from the start of business,  May 2, 1994,
     to  December  31,  1994  
     Notes  to  Financial   Statements   
     Report  of Independent Accountants

     For  purposes  of the EDGAR  filing of this  amendment  to the  Portfolio's
registration  statement,  the  Portfolio  incorporates  by  reference  the above
audited  financial  statements,  as  previously  filed  electronically  with the
Commission (Accession Number 0000950109-98-001818).
    


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                                     PART C

ITEM 24. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (a)  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

          The  financial  statements  called  for  by this Item are incorporated
          by reference in Part B and listed in Item 23 hereof.

     (b)  EXHIBITS

   
          1.   (a) Declaration of Trust dated May 1, 1992,  filed as Exhibit No.
               1 to Amendment No. 2 and incorporated herein by reference.

               (b) Amendment  to   Declaration   of  Trust  dated June 14, 1993,
               filed as Exhibit No.  1(b) to  Amendment  No. 3 and  incorporated
               herein by reference.

          2.   By-Laws of the Registrant  adopted May 1, 1992,  filed as Exhibit
               No. 2 to Amendment No. 2 and incorporated herein by reference.

          5.   Investment  Advisory  Agreement between the Registrant and Boston
               Management  and Research  dated April 29, 1994,  filed as Exhibit
               No. 5 to Amendment No. 2 and incorporated herein by reference.

          6.   Placement  Agent  Agreement with Eaton Vance  Distributors,  Inc.
               dated November 1, 1996, filed as Exhibit No. 6 to Amendment No. 3
               and incorporated herein by reference.

          7.   The Securities and Exchange Commission has granted the Registrant
               an  exemptive  order that  permits the  Registrant  to enter into
               deferred compensation arrangements with its independent Trustees.
               See In the Matter of Capital  Exchange  Fund,  Inc.,  Release No.
               IC-20671 (November 1, 1994).

          8.   (a) Custodian Agreement with Investors Bank & Trust Company dated
               April 29, 1994,  filed as Exhibit No. 8(a) to Amendment No. 2 and
               incorporated herein by reference.

               (b) Amendment  to  Custodian  Agreement  dated  October 23, 1995,
               filed as Exhibit No.  8(b) to  Amendment  No. 2 and  incorporated
               herein by reference.

          13.  Investment  representation  letter of Eaton Vance Cash Management
               Fund  dated  February  17,  1994,  filed  as  Exhibit  No.  13 to
               Amendment No. 2 and incorporated herein by reference.
    

ITEM 25. PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH REGISTRANT.

     Not applicable.


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ITEM 26. NUMBER OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES

   
          (1)                           (2)
                                     Number of
     Title of Class                Record Holders
     --------------                --------------

                                As of March 31, 1998

       Interests                          3
    

ITEM 27. INDEMNIFICATION

     Article V of the Registrant's Declaration of Trust contains indemnification
provisions  for  Trustees  and  officers.  The  Trustees  and  officers  of  the
Registrant and the personnel of the Registrant's  investment adviser are insured
under an errors and omissions liability insurance policy.

     The Placement Agent Agreement also provides for reciprocal indemnity of the
placement agent, on the one hand, and the Trustees and officers, on the other.

ITEM 28. BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS

   
     To the knowledge of the Portfolio,  none of the trustees or officers of the
Portfolio's  investment  adviser,  except  as set forth on its Form ADV as filed
with the Commission, is engaged in any other business,  profession,  vocation or
employment of a substantial  nature,  except that certain  trustees and officers
also hold various  positions  with and engage in business for  affiliates of the
investment adviser.
    

ITEM 29. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS

     Not applicable.

ITEM 30. LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS

   
     All applicable  accounts,  books and documents required to be maintained by
the  Registrant  by  Section  31(a) of the 1940  Act and the  Rules  promulgated
thereunder  are in the  possession  and custody of the  Registrant's  custodian,
Investors Bank & Trust Company, 200 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116, with the
exception of certain corporate documents and portfolio trading documents,  which
are in the possession and custody of the Registrant's  investment  adviser at 24
Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110. The Registrant is informed that all applicable
accounts, books and documents required to be maintained by registered investment
advisers  are in the  custody  and  possession  of the  Registrant's  investment
adviser.
    

ITEM 31. MANAGEMENT SERVICES

     Not applicable.

ITEM 32. UNDERTAKINGS

     Not applicable.


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                                   SIGNATURES

   
     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Investment  Company Act of 1940, the
Registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on
Form  N-1A  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized, in the City of Boston and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the __th
day of April, 1998.
    

                              CASH MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIO


                              By:  /s/  M. Dozier Gardner
                                   ---------------------
                                   M. Dozier Gardner
                                   President

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