<ARTICLE>                          5
<LEGEND>                        
     This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from the
     Partnership's  audited  financial  statements  for the three  months  ended
     November  30, 1996 and is  qualified  in its  entirety by reference to such
     financial statements.
</LEGEND>                       
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<PERIOD-TYPE>                           3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                  AUG-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>                       NOV-30-1996
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<SECURITIES>                                0
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<ALLOWANCES>                            2,826
<INVENTORY>                                 0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                        2,045
<PP&E>                                 11,656
<DEPRECIATION>                              0
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                     331
<BONDS>                                 1,086
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                       0
<PREFERRED>                                 0
<COMMON>                                    0
<OTHER-SE>                             20,059
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>           21,476
<SALES>                                     0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                          406
<CGS>                                       0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                              65
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                            0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                          123
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                          0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                           218
<INCOME-TAX>                                0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                       218
<DISCONTINUED>                              0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                             0
<CHANGES>                                   0
<NET-INCOME>                              218
<EPS-PRIMARY>                            6.02
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