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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 24F-2
                        Annual Notice of Securities Sold
                             Pursuant to Rule 24f-2

             Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form.
                              Please print or type.

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1.      Name and address of issuer:

        Daily Income Fund
        600 Fifth Avenue
        New York, New York 10020

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2.      Name of each series or class of securities  for which this Form is filed
        (if the Form is being filed for all series and classes of  securities of
        the issuer, check the box but do not list the series: |X|



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3.      Investment Company Act File Number:       811-8312

        Securities Act File Number:               33-74470

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4(a).   Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:

        March 31, 2008

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4(b).   [ ]  Check box if this notice is being filed late (i.e., more than 90
             days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year).
             (See Instruction A.2)

Note: If the form is being filed late, interest must be paid on the registration
      fee due.

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4(c).   [ ]  Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this
             Form.

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5. Calculation of registration fee:
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<S>     <C>    <C>                                                    <C>                   <C>
        (i)    Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal
               year pursuant to section 24(f):                                      $45,456,996,647.00
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        (ii)   Aggregate  price  of  securities  redeemed
               or repurchased during the fiscal year:         $42,587,165,575.00
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        (iii)  Aggregate price of securities redeemed
               or repurchased during any prior fiscal yea
               ending no earlier than October 11, 1995
               that were not previously used to reduce
               registration fees payable to the Commission:    $ -
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        (iv)   Total available redemption credits
               [add items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]:                                       -$42,587,165,575.00
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        (v)    Net sales--if  item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv)
               [Subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5 (i)]:                               $ 2,869,831,072.00
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        (vi)   Redemption  credits available for use
               in future years---if item 5(i) is less
               than Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv)
               from Item (i)]:                                 $-0-
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        (vii)  Multiplier for determining registration fee
               (See Instruction C.9):                                               $     0.0000393
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        (viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by Item 5 (vii)
               (enter "0" if no fee is due):                                        $    112,784.36
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6.      Prepaid Shares
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     If the  response  to Item 5(i) was  determined  by  deducting  an amount of
     securities that were  registered  under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant
     to Rule 24e-2 as in effect before October 11, 1997,  then report the amount
     of securities  (number of shares or other units)  deducted  here:  0.00. If
     there is a number of shares or other units that were registered pursuant to
     rule 24e-2  remaining  unsold at the end of the fiscal  year for which this
     form is filed that are  available  for use by the  issuer in future  fiscal
     years, then state that number here: 0.00.
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7.        Interest  due--if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after the
          end of the issuer's fiscal year (see Instruction D):   +$     -0-
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8.        The total  amount of the  registration  fee due plus any  interest due
          [line 5(viii) plus line 7]:
                                                                 =$   112,784.36
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9.        Date the  registration  fee and any  interest  payment was sent to the
          Commission's lockbox depository: June 2, 2008


          Method of Delivery:

           [X] Wire Transfer
           [ ] Mail or other means
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                                   SIGNATURES

This  report has been  signed  below by the  following  persons on behalf of the
issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title)*    /s/Christine Manna, Secretary
                                Christine Manna, Secretary
Date: June 3, 2008

* Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.