Third Avenue Trust
622 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10017
December 22, 2017 |
Valerie Lithotomos, Esq.
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: | Third Avenue Trust | |
Third Avenue Value Fund | ||
Registration Statement on Form N-14 | ||
(File No. 333-221155) |
Dear Ms. Lithotomos:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Third Avenue Trust hereby requests that the effectiveness of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form N-2 be accelerated so that it may become effective by 4:00 p.m., Washington, D.C. time, on Thursday, December 28, 2017, or as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable.
Very truly yours, | |||
THIRD AVENUE TRUST | |||
By: | /s/ W. James Hall III | ||
Name: | W. James Hall III | ||
Title: | President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Third Avenue Trust |