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February 24, 1997
To the Board of Directors of
Prudential Tax-Free Money Market Fund, Inc.
In planning and performing our audit of the financial
statements of Prudential Tax-Free Money Market Fund, Inc.
(the "Fund") for the year ended December 31, 1996, we
considered its internal control structure, including
procedures for safeguarding securities, in order to
determine our auditing procedures for the purposes of
expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to
comply with the requirements of Form N-SAR, and not to
provide assurance on the internal control structure.
The management of the Fund is responsible for establishing
and maintaining an internal control structure. In
fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by
management are required to assess the expected benefits and
related costs of internal control structure policies and
procedures. Two of the objectives of an internal control
structure are to provide management with reasonable, but not
absolute, assurance that assets are appropriately
safeguarded against loss from unauthorized use or
disposition and that transactions are executed in accordance
with management's authorization and recorded properly to
permit preparation of financial statements in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles.
Because of inherent limitations in any internal control
structure, errors or irregularities may occur and may not be
detected. Also, projection of any evaluation of the
structure to future periods is subject to the risk that it
may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or
that the effectiveness of the design and operation may
deteriorate.
Our consideration of the internal control structure would
not necessarily disclose all matters in the internal control
structure that might be material weaknesses under standards
established by the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants. A material weakness is a condition in which
the design or operation of the specific internal control
structure elements does not reduce to a relatively low level
the risk that errors or irregularities in amounts that would
be material in relation to the financial statements being
audited may occur and not be detected within a timely period
by employees in the normal course of performing their
assigned functions. However, we noted no matters involving
the internal control structure, including procedures for
safeguarding securities, that we consider to be material
weaknesses as defined above as of December 31, 1996.
This report is intended solely for the information and use
of management and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
For the six months ended (a) 12/31/96
File number (c)811-2927
SUB-ITEM 77C
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
A Special Meeting of Shareholders was called for
October 30, 1996. At such meeting the shareholders approved
the following proposals.
1. Approval that Edward D. Beach, Stephen C. Eyre, Delayne
D. Gold, Robert F. Gunia, Don G. Hoff, Robert E. LaBlanc,
Mendel A. Melzer, Richard A. Redeker, Robin B. Smith,
Stephen Stoneburn and Nancy H. Teeters are duly elected to
serve as Directors of the Fund until the earlier to occur of
(i)the next meeting of Shareholders at which Directors are
elected and until his or her successor shall have been duly
elected and shall have qualified or (ii) their terms expire
in accordance with the Fund's retirement policy. All such
elected Directors are all Directors currently in office.
2. Approval that the proposed amendment of the Fund's
fundamental investment restriction relating to investment in
shares of investment companies as described in such Fund's
proxy statement, which amendment permits the Fund to invest
up to 10% of its total assets in shares of other investment
companies, is hereby in all respects approved.
Affirmative Negative
votes cast votes cast
138,697,276 9,331,329
3. RESOLVED, that the proposed modification of the Fund's
investment restriction relating to the making of loans, as
set forth in such Fund's proxy statement, is hereby in all
respects approved.
Affirmative Negative
votes cast votes cast
134,443,927 13,145,923
4. Approval that the selection of independent accountants
for the Fund conditioned upon the right by vote of a
majority of such Fund's outstanding voting shares at any
meeting called for the purpose to terminate such employment
forthwith without penalties, is in all respects hereby
ratified, approved and confirmed.
Affirmative Negative
votes cast votes cast
188,620,312 2,899,067
For the fiscal year ended (a) 12/31/96
File number (c) 811-2927
SUB-ITEM 77I
Terms of New or Amended Securities
The Fund is authorized to issue 1.5 billion Class Z
shares. Class Z shares are not subject to either an initial
or contingent deferred sales charge nor are they subject to
any Rule 12b-1 fees.
Class Z shares are not currently offered.
