HONEYWELL INC
11-K, 1997-06-27
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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                     FORM 11-K


                   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
                           SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



    (Mark One)


    [ X ]     Annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934

    For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996


                                          OR


    [    ]    Transition report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934

    For the transition period from                  to
                                   ------------------  -------------------

    Commission File Number  33-44282


    A.   Full title of the plan and address of the plan, if different from that
of the issuer named below:

                       HONEYWELL  RETIREMENT  INVESTMENT  PLAN

    B.   Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the
address of its principal executive office:

                                   HONEYWELL  INC.
                                   Honeywell  Plaza
                            Minneapolis,  Minnesota  55408

Included herewith and set forth on pages 2 to 10 hereof are the Honeywell
Retirement Investment Plan Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31,
1996 and 1995 and Supplemental Schedules for the Year Ended December 31, 1996
prepared by the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Auditors.


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HONEYWELL RETIREMENT 
INVESTMENT PLAN

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1995
AND INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT



                                        
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HONEYWELL RETIREMENT INVESTMENT PLAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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                                                                           PAGE

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT                                                1

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
     Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits, December 31, 
       1996 and 1995                                                       2-3
     Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits, 
       Years Ended December 31, 1996 and 1995                              4-5
     Notes to Financial Statements                                          6




                                        
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

Honeywell Retirement Investment Plan

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Honeywell Retirement
Investment Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for the years
then ended, listed in the foregoing Table of Contents.  These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management.  Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. 
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all
material respects, the net assets available for benefits as of December 31, 1996
and 1995 and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then
ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole.  The supplemental information by fund is
presented for the purpose of additional analysis of the basic financial
statements, rather than to present information regarding the net assets
available for benefits and changes in net assets available for benefits of the
individual funds, and it is not a required part of the basic financial
statements.  This supplemental information by fund is the responsibility of the
Plan's management.  Such supplemental information by fund has been subjected to
the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the basic financial statements
and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects when considered
in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.




Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 20, 1997


                                        
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HONEYWELL RETIREMENT INVESTMENT PLAN

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
DECEMBER 31, 1996
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                             (SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY FUND)
                                            ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            GOVERNMENT SHORT-TERM      BONDS      STOCKS                    HONEYWELL    UNITED
                                   COMBINED       INCOME       BOND        PLUS        PLUS         S&P 500       STOCK      INCOME
                                     TOTAL         FUND        FUND        FUND        FUND           FUND        FUND        FUND
<S>                              <C>            <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>
ASSETS:
  Investments in Master Trusts    $ 3,376,714    $  844,951   $  3,729    $  7,435    $ 977,528     $ 588,264    $ 571,403  $     2
  Investments in First Trust          127,246                                                                                      
  Other receivables                    18,308        17,771                     62          475
                                  -----------    ----------   --------    --------    ---------     ---------    ---------  -------
        Total assets                3,522,268       862,722      3,729       7,497      978,003       588,264      571,403        2

LIABILITIES:
  Administration fees payable           1,281           373         32          44          453           379
  Other payables                       18,682        17,771          6          92          749            64
                                  -----------    ----------   --------    --------    ---------     ---------
        Total liabilities              19,963        18,144         38         136        1,202           443
                                  -----------    ----------   --------    --------    ---------     ---------    ---------  -------
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
  BENEFITS AT END OF YEAR         $ 3,502,305    $  844,578   $  3,691    $  7,361    $ 976,801     $ 587,821    $ 571,403  $     2
                                  -----------    ----------   --------    --------    ---------     ---------    ---------  -------
                                  -----------    ----------   --------    --------    ---------     ---------    ---------  -------


                                             (SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY FUND)
                                            ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      T. ROWE      T. ROWE       T. ROWE
                                                          VANGUARD     PRICE        PRICE         PRICE
                                    COLUMBIA                WORLD   INTERNATIONAL  SMALL CAP      EQUITY
                                    SPECIAL      JANUS      GROWTH     STOCK       VALUE          INCOME      ISOLATED   PARTICIPANT
                                     FUND         FUND       FUND       FUND        FUND           FUND        FUNDS        LOANS
                                  ---------   ----------   --------   --------   ---------     ---------     ---------  -----------
ASSETS:
<S>                               <C>          <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
  Investments in Master Trusts    $  72,394    $  46,248   $ 41,039   $ 33,083   $  18,495      $  7,246                 $  164,897
  Investments in First Trust                                                                                $  127,246
  Other receivables 
                                  ---------   ----------   --------   --------   ---------     ---------     ---------    ---------
        Total assets                 72,394       46,248     41,039     33,083      18,495         7,246       127,246      164,897

LIABILITIES:   
  Administration fees payable 
  Other payables  
        Total liabilities    

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR          ---------   ----------   --------   --------   ---------     ---------     ---------    ---------
  BENEFITS AT END OF YEAR         $  72,394    $  46,248  $  41,039  $  33,083   $  18,495      $  7,246    $  127,246    $ 164,897
                                  ---------   ----------   --------   --------   ---------     ---------     ---------    ---------
                                  ---------   ----------   --------   --------   ---------     ---------     ---------    ---------
                                                                                                   
</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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HONEYWELL RETIREMENT INVESTMENT PLAN

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
DECEMBER 31, 1995
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 (SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY FUND)
                                              -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              GOVERNMENT SHORT-TERM   BONDS      STOCKS                HONEYWELL   UNITED  COLUMBIA
                                   COMBINED     INCOME      BOND      PLUS        PLUS       S&P 500    STOCK      INCOME   SPECIAL
                                    TOTAL        FUND       FUND      FUND        FUND        FUND       FUND        FUND     FUND
ASSETS:
<S>                             <C>          <C>          <C>       <C>       <C>          <C>         <C>        <C>       <C>
  Investments in Master Trusts  $ 3,944,720  $ 1,000,732  $  7,115  $  4,963  $ 1,205,648  $  592,621  $ 743,904  $  6,818 $ 69,803
  Investments at First Trust        106,235                                                                                       
  Contributions receivable           10,154          980        70                    560         772      7,190        10       96
  Other receivables                   9,577        9,251        44         5          277
                                -----------  -----------  --------  --------  -----------  ----------  ---------  -------- --------
        Total assets              4,070,686    1,010,963     7,229     4,968    1,206,485     593,393    751,094     6,828   69,899

LIABILITIES:
  Administration fees payable           617          197         5         2          278         135
  Other payables                      9,916        9,251        47         6          655        (43)
                                -----------  -----------  --------  --------  -----------  ----------           
        Total liabilities            10,533        9,448        52         8          933          92
                                -----------  -----------  --------  --------  -----------  ----------  ---------  -------- --------
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
  BENEFITS AT END OF YEAR       $ 4,060,153  $ 1,001,515  $  7,177  $  4,960  $ 1,205,552  $  593,301  $ 751,094  $  6,828 $ 69,899
                                -----------  -----------  --------  --------  -----------  ----------  ---------  -------- --------
                                -----------  -----------  --------  --------  -----------  ----------  ---------  -------- --------

<CAPTION>

                                                 (SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY FUND)
                                ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                          T. ROWE     T. ROWE     T. ROWE
                                                            VANGUARD       PRICE       PRICE       PRICE
                                                SCUDDER       WORLD   INTERNATIONAL  SMALL CAP     EQUITY
                                    JANUS    INTERNATIONAL   GROWTH       STOCK        VALUE       INCOME    ISOLATED    PARTICIPANT
                                     FUND         FUND        FUND         FUND         FUND        FUND       FUNDS        LOANS
ASSETS:
<S>                               <C>            <C>        <C>         <C>           <C>          <C>        <C>          <C>
  Investments in Master Trusts    $  45,588     $  8,062 $  39,836 $  68,552     $  8,637    $ 14,137                      $ 128,304
  Investments at First Trust                                                                              $ 106,235
  Contributions receivable              105           22        80       209           20          40
  Other receivables                       
                                  ---------     -------- --------- ---------     --------    --------  --------- ---------
        Total assets                 45,693        8,084    39,916    68,761        8,657      14,177    106,235   128,304
                                            
LIABILITIES:                                
  Administration fees payable               
  Other payables                            
        Total liabilities                   
                                            
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR          ---------     -------- --------- ---------     --------    --------  --------- ---------
  BENEFITS AT END OF YEAR         $  45,693     $  8,084 $  39,916 $  68,761     $  8,657    $ 14,177  $ 106,235 $ 128,304
                                  ---------     -------- --------- ---------     --------    --------  --------- ---------
                                  ---------     -------- --------- ---------     --------    --------  --------- ---------
</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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HONEYWELL RETIREMENT INVESTMENT PLAN

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                 (SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY FUND)
                                              -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              GOVERNMENT  SHORT-TERM    BONDS     STOCKS                HONEYWELL   UNITED COLUMBIA
                                   COMBINED    INCOME         BOND       PLUS      PLUS      S&P 500      STOCK     INCOME  SPECIAL
                                     TOTAL       FUND         FUND       FUND      FUND        FUND        FUND      FUND     FUND
<S>                             <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>       <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>    <C>
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
  IN MASTER TRUSTS              $   588,644  $   47,449   $ (22,782)  $  1,327  $ 153,088   $ 140,465   $ 210,418   $  506 $  8,906

CONTRIBUTIONS:
  Employer contributions              4,424                                                                 4,424
  Rollover contributions            117,293     (4,308)                           (7,759)          44       (716)     (85)     (85)
  Employee pretax contributions      24,903       7,189          260        81      3,849       4,336       4,483      106      663
                                -----------  ----------   ----------  --------  ---------   ---------   ---------   ------ --------
   Total contributions             146,620       2,881          260        81    (3,910)       4,380       8,191       21      578

TRANSFERS FROM (TO) OTHER
  FUNDS                                          68,940        2,000     2,538     44,505      55,485   (168,751)             1,253
                                -----------  ----------   ----------  --------  ---------   ---------   ---------   ------  -------

TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME,
  CONTRIBUTIONS,
  AND TRANSFERS                     735,263     119,269     (20,522)     3,945    193,684     200,330      49,858      527   10,737

LOANS:
  Repayments                                     16,090          457         7      7,518      13,283       9,032       85      291
  Distributions                                 (6,304)                           (7,828)    (10,606)     (1,362)                  

DISTRIBUTIONS TO PARTICIPANTS (1,281,562)   (284,202)       17,008     (866)  (417,344)   (205,452)   (236,595)  (7,433)  (8,481)

  TRUSTEES' AND ADMINISTRATIVE
  FEES                             (11,549)     (1,790)        (429)     (685)    (4,781)     (3,035)       (624)      (5)     (52)
                                -----------  ----------   ----------  --------  ---------   ---------   ---------   ------  -------

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
  ASSETS                          (557,848)   (156,937)      (3,486)     2,401  (228,751)     (5,480)   (179,691)  (6,826)    2,495

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
  BENEFITS AT BEGINNING
  OF YEAR                         4,060,153   1,001,515        7,177     4,960  1,205,552     593,301     751,094    6,828   69,899
                                -----------  ----------   ----------  --------  ---------   ---------   ---------   ------  -------

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
  BENEFITS AT END OF YEAR       $ 3,502,305  $  844,578   $    3,691  $  7,361  $ 976,801   $ 587,821   $ 571,403   $    2 $ 72,394
                                -----------  ----------   ----------  --------  ---------   ---------   ---------   ------ --------
                                -----------  ----------   ----------  --------  ---------   ---------   ---------   ------ --------

<CAPTION>

                                                 (SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY FUND)
                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                           T. ROWE    T. ROWE     T. ROWE
                                                            VANGUARD        PRICE       PRICE      PRICE
                                             SCUDDER         WORLD     INTERNATIONAL  SMALL CAP    EQUITY
                                  JANUS   INTERNATIONAL      GROWTH        STOCK        VALUE      INCOME    ISOLATED   PARTICIPANT
                                   FUND        FUND           FUND          FUND         FUND        FUND      FUNDS        LOANS
<S>                            <C>        <C>             <C>          <C>            <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 
  IN MASTER TRUSTS             $   8,133    $    453      $   8,949     $   7,734     $  3,696    $  1,616               $  18,686

CONTRIBUTIONS:
  Employer contributions
  Rollover contributions            (85)                      (382)         (238)        (229)               $  41,203      89,933
  Employee pretax contributions    1,026         179            707         1,444          214         366
                               ---------    --------      ---------     ---------     --------   ---------   ---------    --------
    Total contributions              941         179            325         1,206         (15)         366      41,203      89,933
                                   
TRANSFERS FROM (TO) OTHER 
  FUNDS                                      (2,701)          1,590         2,748       12,161         424    (20,192)
                               ---------    --------      ---------     ---------     --------   ---------   ---------    --------
                                   
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME,           
  CONTRIBUTIONS,                   
  AND TRANSFERS                    9,074     (2,069)         10,864        11,688       15,842       2,406      21,011     108,619

  LOANS:                           
  Repayments                       1,644          27          1,709         2,657        1,433         594                (54,827)
  Distributions                                                                                                            26,100

DISTRIBUTIONS TO PARTICIPANTS    (10,122)     (6,039)       (11,398)      (49,986)      (7,431)     (9,922)               (43,299)

TRUSTEES' AND ADMINISTRATIVE
  FEES                              (41)         (3)           (52)          (37)          (6)         (9)
                               ---------    --------      ---------     ---------     --------   ---------   ---------    --------

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
  ASSETS                             555     (8,084)          1,123      (35,678)        9,838     (6,931)      21,011      36,593

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR           
  BENEFITS AT BEGINNING
  OF YEAR                         45,693       8,084         39,916        68,761        8,657      14,177     106,235     128,304
                               ---------    --------      ---------     ---------     --------   ---------   ---------    --------
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
  BENEFITS AT END OF YEAR      $  46,248    $      -      $  41,039     $  33,083     $ 18,495   $   7,246   $ 127,246    $164,897
                               ---------    --------      ---------     ---------     --------   ---------   ---------    --------
                               ---------    --------      ---------     ---------     --------   ---------   ---------    --------
</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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HONEYWELL RETIREMENT INVESTMENT PLAN

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995  
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                 (SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY FUND)  
                                      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    FROZEN
                                           GOVERNMENT SHORT-TERM   BONDS   STOCKS                    FIXED      HONEYWELL     UNITED
                                COMBINED     INCOME      BOND      PLUS     PLUS        S&P 500      INCOME       STOCK       INCOME
                                  TOTAL        FUND      FUND      FUND     FUND         FUND         FUND         FUND        FUND
<S>                            <C>         <C>        <C>       <C>      <C>          <C>           <C>        <C>          <C>
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
  IN MASTER TRUSTS             $  781,321  $  52,428  $  1,504  $   883  $  252,575   $ 148,087     $ 9,007    $ 265,758    $   863

CONTRIBUTIONS:
  Employee pretax contributions   144,165     39,831     2,662      451      27,160      24,419                   24,190        451
  Employer stock match             21,544                                                                         21,544
                               ---------- ----------  -------- --------  ----------   ---------    --------    ---------    -------
      Total contributions         165,709     39,831     2,662      451      27,160      24,419                   45,734        451

TRANSFERS FROM (TO) OTHER
  FUNDS                                      156,117       567     (15)      12,108      75,328    (190,344)       30,348     5,519
                               ---------- ----------  -------- --------  ----------   ---------    --------    ---------    -------

TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME,
  CONTRIBUTIONS,
  AND TRANSFERS                   947,030    248,376     4,733    1,319     291,843     247,834    (181,337)      341,840     6,833

LOANS:
  Repayments                                  29,275     2,326       34       9,739      14,080                   12,992          
  Distributions                              (30,319)   (3,361)    (183)    (21,682)    (16,119)     (4,453)     (10,813)         

DISTRIBUTIONS TO PARTICIPANTS    (311,389)   (98,652)  (18,325)             (88,138)    (28,777)    (20,727)     (54,611)          

TRUSTEES' AND ADMINISTRATIVE
  FEES                             (6,193)    (1,662)      (45)     (13)     (2,221)       (977)       (367)        (669)       (5)
                               ---------- ----------  -------- --------  ----------   ---------    --------    ---------    -------

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
  ASSETS                          629,448    147,018   (14,672)   1,157     189,541     216,041    (206,884)      288,739      6,828

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
  BENEFITS AT BEGINNING
  OF YEAR                       3,430,705    854,497    21,849    3,803   1,016,011     377,260     206,884      462,355           
                               ---------- ----------  -------- --------  ----------   ---------    --------    ---------    -------

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
  BENEFITS AT END OF YEAR      $4,060,153 $1,001,515  $  7,177  $ 4,960  $1,205,552   $ 593,301    $      -    $ 751,094    $ 6,828
                               ---------- ----------  -------- --------  ----------   ---------    --------    ---------    -------
                               ---------- ----------  -------- --------  ----------   ---------    --------    ---------    -------

<CAPTION>


                                                 (SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY FUND)            
                                      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                            T. ROWE   T. ROWE      T. ROWE
                                                               VANGUARD    PRICE       PRICE        PRICE
                              COLUMBIA              SCUDDER      WORLD  INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP     EQUITY 
                               SPECIAL     JANUS  INTERNATIONAL  GROWTH     STOCK       VALUE       INCOME    ISOLATED   PARTICIPANT
                                FUND        FUND       FUND       FUND      FUND       FUND        FUND         FUNDS        LOANS
<S>                             <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>       <C>        <C>         <C>           <C>        <C>
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 
  IN MASTER TRUSTS              $  15,892   $  7,001   $  1,352   $  5,116  $  7,790   $  1,325    $  2,893                 $  8,847
                                 
CONTRIBUTIONS:                   
  Employee pretax contributions     4,624      4,846      1,668      1,976     9,231      1,072         962       $  622
  Employer stock match          ---------  ---------   --------  --------- ---------  ---------   ---------   ----------  --------
      Total contributions           4,624      4,846      1,668      1,976     9,231      1,072         962          622

TRANSFERS FROM (TO) OTHER
  FUNDS                            (8,419)    19,157    (12,651)    33,814   (26,945)     5,472       5,635     (100,982)  (4,709)
                                ---------  ---------   --------  --------- ---------  ---------   ---------   ----------  --------

TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME,
  CONTRIBUTIONS, 
  AND TRANSFERS                    12,097     31,004     (9,631)    40,906    (9,924)     7,869       9,490     (100,360)   4,138

LOANS:
  Repayments                        1,069      2,140      1,776        320     3,105      1,769         312                (78,937)
  Distributions                    (1,172)    (2,424)    (2,121)    (1,286)   (1,758)    (1,604)     (1,504)                98,799

DISTRIBUTIONS TO PARTICIPANTS                                                 (1,398)                                          (761)

TRUSTEES' AND ADMINISTRATIVE
  FEES                                (69)       (36)       (12)       (24)      (75)        (6)        (12)
                                ---------  ---------   --------  --------- ---------  ---------   ---------   ----------  ----------

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
  ASSETS                           11,925     30,684     (9,988)    39,916  ( 10,050)     8,028       8,286    (100,360)      23,239

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
  BENEFITS AT BEGINNING
  OF YEAR                          57,974     15,009     18,072               78,811        629       5,891      206,595     105,065
                                ---------  ---------   --------  --------- ---------  ---------   ---------   ----------  ----------

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
  BENEFITS AT END OF YEAR       $  69,899  $  45,693   $  8,084  $  39,916 $  68,761   $  8,657   $  14,177   $  106,235  $  128,304
                                ---------  ---------   --------  --------- ---------  ---------   ---------   ----------  ----------
                                ---------  ---------   --------  --------- ---------  ---------   ---------   ----------  ----------
</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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HONEYWELL RETIREMENT INVESTMENT PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1995
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1.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

     BASIS OF ACCOUNTING - The financial statements of the Honeywell Retirement
     Investment Plan (the Plan) are prepared under the accrual method of
     accounting.  Contributions to the Plan are included in income in the year
     the contributions payable are accrued by Honeywell Inc. (the Sponsor) or
     paid in by plan participants.

     INVESTMENT VALUATION - All determinations of fair values of investments are
     made by the trustees and are based upon quoted prices in an active market,
     except unallocated insurance contracts, which are valued at their contract
     values, as determined by the issuing insurance companies.

     PAYMENT OF BENEFITS - Benefits are recorded when paid.

2.   PLAN DESCRIPTION

     GENERAL INFORMATION - The Plan is a voluntary, tax-deferred savings program
     designed to provide supplemental retirement benefits to certain employees. 
     It succeeded Part B of the Sperry Retirement Program.  Most legal
     provisions of the Sperry Plan remained unchanged, and the Plan continues to
     serve employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement which provided
     for coverage under the Plan.

     The Honeywell Pension and Retirement Committee, as the plan administrator,
     designates members of the Honeywell Pension and Retirement Administrative
     Committee and appoints the trustees.  The Honeywell Pension and Retirement
     Administrative Committee has authority to take such actions as may be
     necessary for the administration of the Plan or as it is directed by the
     Honeywell Pension and Retirement Committee.  See Note 6 for a listing of
     the appointed trustees.

     In May 1996, the Plan Sponsor sold the division to which the participants
     were employed.  In accordance with the sale, participants can no longer
     contribute to the Plan and no longer receive contributions from the Plan
     Sponsor.  All participants became fully vested upon sale of the division. 
     It is Honeywell's intent to hold these assets until the participants are
     eligible to access them under Plan provisions.  There were no other
     significant changes to the provisions of the Plan.

     CONTRIBUTIONS - The following contributions are made to the Plan:

     (a)  The Sponsor contributes to the Plan, on behalf of the participants,
          various percentages of the participants' pay as elected by the
          participants.  The maximum pretax and after-tax contribution
          percentages are determined by the Honeywell Pension and Retirement
          Committee.  Participants elect their own contribution levels, subject
          to this maximum percentage.  Contributions, including sponsor stock
          match contributions, are also subject to certain limitations.


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     (b)  Participants who have received distributions from other qualified
          plans under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or from
          individual retirement plans under Sections 402 and 408 of the code may
          transfer (rollover) all or a part of such distributions to their
          accounts.

     (c)  Prior to May 1996, the Sponsor contributed between $.25 and $.50 in
          Honeywell Inc. stock to the participants' Performance Stock Match Fund
          accounts for each $1.00 participants contributed to their pretax
          accounts.  Such sponsor contributions were limited to a maximum of 4%
          of the participants' pay.  The amount of the Sponsor's contribution
          depended upon the Sponsor's return on investment (as defined).

     LOANS TO PARTICIPANTS - The Plan allows participants to apply for and
     obtain loans in an amount as defined in the Plan (not less than $1,000 and
     not greater than $50,000 or 50% of their pretax and pretax rollover account
     balances) from the balance of their accounts.  The loans can be repaid
     through payroll deductions over the period of 12 to 48 months or up to 180
     months for the purchase of a primary residence, or they can be repaid in
     full at any time that is at least 6 months after the date of the loan. 
     Interest is charged at a rate equal to prime rate plus 1%.  Payments of
     principal and interest are credited to the participants' accounts.  Also,
     participants may have only one outstanding loan at a time.

     PARTICIPATION - Employees are eligible to participate in the Plan only if
     they are classified regular full-time or regular part-time employees, are
     not covered by any other savings plan maintained by Honeywell Inc., and are
     covered under a collective bargaining agreement which provides for
     participation in the Plan.

     VESTING - Participants are 100% vested in the portion of their individual
     accounts attributable to their contributions and become 100% vested in the
     portion of their accounts attributable to sponsor contributions to the
     Stock Match Fund after three years of service.  In the event of plan
     termination, the individual participants' vested accounts become
     distributable to the participants or their beneficiaries in accordance with
     the provisions of the Plan.

     FORFEITURES - All nonvested sponsor contributions are forfeited by
     participants when they terminate employment.  Prior to May 1996, such
     forfeitures are used to reduce the Sponsor's subsequent contributions.

     INVESTMENT OPTIONS - For contributions, the Plan provides for several
     investment options.  Individual participants choose the fund or funds in
     which to invest from the following:

          GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND - Invests primarily in short-term U.S.
          Government securities.

          SHORT-TERM BOND FUND - Invests in U.S. Government, mortgage, and high-
          quality corporate bonds with short-term and intermediate-term (one to
          five years) maturities.
          
          BONDS PLUS FUND - Diversified among U.S. Treasury bills, high-quality
          intermediate- and long-term (one to ten) bonds and domestic stocks.

          STOCKS PLUS FUND - Invests in domestic stocks that make up the
          Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Index, high-quality bonds, T.
          Rowe Price Foreign Equity Fund, and U.S. Treasury bills.


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          S&P 500 FUND - Invests in stocks that make up the Standard & Poor's
          500 Composite Stock Index.

          HONEYWELL STOCK FUND - Invests entirely in shares of Honeywell Inc.
          common stock.

          UNITED INCOME FUND - Invests primarily in common stocks of large,
          well-established companies that pay above-average dividends.  The Fund
          also invests, to a lesser extent, in fixed income securities - both
          high-quality corporate bonds and U.S. Treasury obligations.

          COLUMBIA SPECIAL FUND - Invests primarily in smaller companies with
          capitalizations that are less than the average for the companies
          included in the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index.

          JANUS FUND - Invests primarily in a combination of large, established
          corporations and small, rapidly emerging companies.

          SCUDDER INTERNATIONAL FUND - Intends to diversify its foreign
          investments among several countries and not concentrate investments in
          any particular industry.  During the 1996 plan year this fund option
          was eliminated.

          VANGUARD WORLD GROWTH FUND - Invests primarily in high-quality,
          established growth stocks of companies with exceptional earnings
          records, strong market positions, good financial strength, and low
          sensitivity to changing economic conditions.

          T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND - Invests primarily in stock of
          established companies outside the United States with proven
          performance records.

          T. ROWE PRICE SMALL CAP VALUE FUND - Invests primarily in common
          stocks of small, rapidly growing companies.

          T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND - Invests primarily in common stocks
          of large, well-established companies that pay above-average dividends.

     PLAN STATUS - The Plan has received a favorable determination letter from
     the Internal Revenue Service stating that the Plan was qualified under the
     applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code.

     PLAN TERMINATION - Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the
     Sponsor has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at
     any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of the
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.  In the event of plan
     termination, participants shall be 100% vested in their accounts.

3.   INVESTMENT IN EXECUTIVE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

     At December 31, 1996 and 1995, the Plan's Isolated Funds consisted
     primarily of investments in Executive Life Insurance Company (Executive
     Life) guaranteed investment contracts (GICs), with approximately 1% and 2%,
     respectively, of total net assets available for benefits.  In 1991, the
     State of California insurance commissioner seized Executive Life and placed
     it in a court-supervised conservatorship.  Distributions have been received
     from the conservator totaling approximately 80% of the contract balance
     immediately prior to the conservatorship.  As of the report date, June 20,
     1997, the Plan has received 93% of the contract balance.  Further, the
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     currently estimates that the sum of additional distributions from the
     conservator, and recoveries from various state guarantee funds, will not
     differ significantly from the remaining recorded contract values.  Although
     the Plan is currently involved in litigation with the various state
     guaranty funds regarding the amount and nature of coverage, plan management
     does not believe that the ultimate shortfall will be material to the Plan's
     financial statements.

     After the conservatorship was established, the Sponsor has isolated the
     Executive Life GICs into the Isolated Fund pursuant to a plan amendment
     requiring such action.  Currently, there are certain restrictions on the
     ability to withdraw, transfer, or conduct settlement activity with respect
     to the remaining balances.

4.   INTERESTS IN MASTER TRUSTS

     The Plan's investments are included in master trusts with T. Rowe Price
     Trust Company and First Trust National Association, which were established
     in 1993 for the investment of assets of the Plan and several other
     Honeywell-sponsored retirement plans.  Each participating retirement plan
     has an undivided interest in the master trusts.  At December 31, 1996 and
     1995, the Plan's interest in the net assets of the master trusts was
     approximately 0.2% and 0.3%, respectively.  Investment income and
     administrative expenses related to the master trust are allocated to the
     individual plans based upon average monthly balances invested by each plan.

     The following table presents the fair value of investments held in master
trusts (in thousands).

                                                       1996              1995
   Investments at fair value:
     Custom funds:
       Government Income Fund                    $    351,723       $   366,474
       Short-Term Bond Fund                            14,095            14,601
       Bonds Plus Fund                                 37,144            27,817
       Stocks Plus Fund                               297,488           278,497
       S&P 500 Fund                                   403,903           324,162
       Honeywell Stock Fund                           440,043           300,564
     Mutual funds, primarily equity securities        335,143           228,849
     Participants' loans                               35,634            30,623
                                                 ------------      ------------
                                                 $  1,915,173      $  1,571,587
                                                 ------------      ------------
                                                 ------------      ------------

   Investment income for master trust is as follows (in thousands):

   Net appreciation of fair value of investments:
     Custom funds:
       Short-Term Bond Fund                      $        604      $      1,414
       Bonds Plus Fund                                  2,874             4,399
       Stocks Plus Fund                                38,909            56,870
       S&P 500 Fund                                    76,126            86,294
       Honeywell Stock Fund                           111,749           101,561
     Mutual funds, primarily equity securities         21,906            26,821
                                                 ------------      ------------
                                                      252,168           277,359
     Interest and dividends                            57,377            43,784
                                                 ------------      ------------
                                                 $    309,545      $    321,143
                                                 ------------      ------------
                                                 ------------      ------------


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     In 1993, the Sponsor transferred the GICs issued by Executive Life and
     Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company to First Trust National Association. 
     A master trust was established for the investment of these assets of the
     Plan and several other Honeywell-sponsored retirement plans.  Each
     participating retirement plan has an undivided interest in the master
     trust.  At December 31, 1996 and 1995, the Plan's interest in the net
     assets of the master trust was approximately 0.72%.  The contract value of
     the GICs for the master trust was approximately $17.6 million and $20.9
     million at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.

5.   PARTIES-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS

     There were no prohibited party-in-interest transactions during the years
     ended December 31, 1996 and 1995.

6.   INFORMATION PROVIDED BY TRUSTEES

     Plan funds are held in trust by trustees for the sole purpose of making
     investments, plan payments, and paying trust operating expenses.  Trustees
     appointed by the Honeywell Pension and Retirement Committee as of
     December 31, 1996 were T. Rowe Price Trust Company and First Trust National
     Association.

     The trustees provide the Plan with monthly statements which report all
     transactions.  The plan administrator has obtained certifications from the
     trustees that the information in such statements is complete and accurate.

     The amounts in the accompanying statements of net assets available for
     benefits and of changes in net assets available for benefits have been
     derived from the information submitted by the trustees, except for certain
     adjustments which resulted in an increase (decrease) in the amount of net
     assets reported by the trustees of $0 and $10,154 as of December 31, 1996
     and 1995, respectively.  Such adjustments are primarily recorded for the
     purpose of converting the trustees' statements from the cash basis to the
     accrual basis of accounting and to reflect the impact of participant loan
     activity.

     The Government Income Fund, Stocks Plus Fund, S&P 500 Fund, and Honeywell
     Stock Fund individually represented 5% or more of net assets available for
     benefits as of December 31, 1996 and 1995.



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                                      SIGNATURE


    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly
caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.



                                       HONEYWELL RETIREMENT INVESTMENT PLAN



Dated:   June 26, 1997                 By:  /s/ Jim Porter
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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 33-
44282 of the Honeywell Retirement Investment Plan on Form S-8 of our report
dated June 20, 1997, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of the
Honeywell Retirement Investment Plan for the year ended December 31, 1996.


Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 20, 1997


 


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