UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         Washington, D.C.  20549







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Application of UNITIL Corporation     )
                                      )       CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO
and its Subsidiaries on Form U-1      )       RULE 24 UNDER THE PUBLIC
                                      )       UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT
(File No. 70-8623)                    )       of 1935


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        Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 24 under the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935, UNITIL Corporation ("UNITIL"), on behalf of
itself and its subsidiaries, Concord Electric Company, Exeter & Hampton
Electric Company, Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company, UNITIL Power
Corp., UNITIL Realty Corp., and UNITIL Service Corp., hereby files the
attached quarterly report as required by the Securities and Exchange
Commission's order approving short-term borrowings by UNITIL and its
subsidiaries and approving the UNITIL System money pool (HCAR. No. 25773;
File No. 70-8066; March 29, 1993; File No. 70-8623; July 11, 1995).





Exhibit

Exhibit A -     Quarterly Report of UNITIL Corporation and Its Subsidiaries
                by Short-term Borrowings and Money Pool Transactions for
                the fourth quarter of 1995.














                                 SIGNATURE






        Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935, the undersigned company has duly caused this Certificate to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.








                                        UNITIL CORPORATION




                                        By:  __/s/  Gail A. Siart___________

                                                    Gail A. Siart
                                                    Treasurer and Secretary





Dated:  January 17, 1996















                                                                  EXHIBIT  A 

                             QUARTERLY REPORT BY  
                    UNITIL AND ITS CORPORATION SUBSIDIARIES  
                    OF SHORT-TERM AND MONEY BORROWINGS  POOL  
                             TRANSACATIONS FOR THE   
                            FOURTH QUARTER OF 1995  

				

				
                                     Concord   Exeter & Hampton   Fitchburg 
                           UNITIL    Electric    Electric       Gas & Electric 
                        Corporation  Company     Company        Light Company 

(a) 	 	 	 	 
Maximum Principal Amount 	 	 	 	 
of Short-term Borrowings 	 	 	 	 
Outstanding During the 	 	 	 	 
Fourth Quarter: 	 	 	 	 
     Money Pool            N/A     $3,301,496   $2,145,785      $3,668,660  
     Banks             $2,700,000     None         None            None 

 	 	 	 	 
(b) 	 	 	 	 
Average Interest Rate for 	 	 	 	 
the Money Pool Borrowings 	 	 	 	 
During the Fourth Quarter*  6.59%     6.322%       6.260%          6.331% 

 	 	 	 	 
(c) 	 	 	 	 
Maximum Amount Outstanding 	 	 	 	 
By Company for Each Source 	 	 	 	 
of Outside Borrowings 	 	 	 	 
During the Fourth Quarter: 	 	 	 	 
     Bank of Boston     $2,700,000    None         None            None 
     Fleet Bank - NH      None        None         None            None 
     Shawmut Bank, N.A.   None        None         None            None 

 	 	 	 	 
* Excludes Bank Service and Commitment Fees 	 	 	 	 





                                                             EXHIBIT A (cont.)  

                             QUARTERLY REPORT BY  
                    UNITIL AND ITS CORPORATION SUBSIDIARIES  
                      OF SHORT-TERM AND MONEY BORROWINGS POOL  
                             TRANSACATIONS FOR THE   
                            FOURTH QUARTER OF 1995  

				

				
                           UNITIL      UNITIL      UNITIL      UNITIL 
                           Power       Realty      Service     Resources 
                           Corp.       Corp.       Corp.       Inc. 

(a) 				
Maximum Principal Amount 				
of Short-term Borrowings 				
Outstanding During the 				
Fourth Quarter: 				
     Money Pool             N/A      $2,249,009   $498,634      $48,799  
     Banks                 None          None       None         None 

(b) 				
Average Interest Rate for 				
the Money Pool Borrowings 				
During the Fourth Quarter*   N/A         6.342%     6.351%       6.406% 


(c)
Maximum Amount Outstanding 				
By Company for Each Source 				
of Outside Borrowings 				
During the Fourth Quarter: 				
     Bank of Boston        None          None       None         None
     Fleet Bank - NH       None          None       None         None
     Shawmut Bank, N.A.    None          None       None         None

				
* Excludes Bank Service and Commitment Fees