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., UNITIL Resources Inc. 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
                second quarter of 1996.



                                    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:  July 18, 1996








                                                                    EXHIBIT  A
                           QUARTERLY REPORT BY
                  UNITIL CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
             OF SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS AND MONEY POOL TRANSACTIONS
                      FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1996
				
				
				
				
				
                                       Concord  Exeter &         Fitchburg
                             UNITIL    Electric Hampton Electric Gas & Electric
                          Corporation  Company  Company          Light Company
				
(a)				
Maximum Principal Amount				
of Short-term Borrowings				
Outstanding During the				
Second Quarter:				
     Money Pool             N/A        $2,852,005 $2,601,726        $5,171,895
     Banks               $6,425,000       None      None              None
				
(b)				
Average Interest Rate for				
the Money Pool Borrowings				
During the Second Quarter*  N/A           5.818%    5.783%            5.810%
				
(c)				
Maximum Amount Outstanding				
By Company for Each Source				
of Outside Borrowings				
During the Second Quarter:				
     Bank of Boston       $5,425,000       None      None               None
     Fleet Bank - NH         None          None      None               None
     Shawmut Bank, N.A.   $1,000,000       None      None               None
				
				
* Excludes Bank Service and Commitment Fees				




                                                                    EXHIBIT A
                          QUARTERLY REPORT BY
                 UNITIL CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
              OF SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS AND MONEY POOL TRANSACTIONS
                     FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1996
				
				
				
				
                             UNITIL    UNITIL   UNITIL    UNITIL
                             Power     Realty   Service   Resources
                             Corp.     Corp.    Corp.     Inc.
				
				
(a)				
Maximum Principal Amount				
of Short-term Borrowings				
Outstanding During the				
Second Quarter:				
     Money Pool            $637,430  $5,631,113  $761,134     N/A 
     Banks                   None       None       None      None
				
(b)				
Average Interest Rate for				
the Money Pool Borrowings				
During the Second Quarter*  5.852%     5.819%      5.732%     N/A
				
(c)				
Maximum Amount Outstanding				
By Company for Each Source				
of Outside Borrowings				
During the Second Quarter:				
     Bank of Boston            None     None       None      None
     Fleet Bank - NH           None     None       None      None
     Shawmut Bank, N.A. None   None     None       None      None
				
* Excludes Bank Service and Commitment Fees