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008 B000401 A
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008 D010401 BOSTON
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008 D030401 02116
008 A000402 BACK BAY ADVISORS, L.P.
008 B000402 S
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008 D010402 BOSTON
008 D020402 MA
008 D030402 02116
013 A000401 PRICE WATERHOUSE
013 B010401 BOSTON
<PAGE> PAGE 21
013 B020401 MA
013 B030401 02109
024 000400 N
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035 000400 87
<PAGE> PAGE 22
036 A000400 Y
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037 000400 N
038 000400 0
039 000400 N
040 000400 Y
041 000400 Y
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045 000400 Y
046 000400 N
047 000400 Y
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048 I020400 0.000
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048 J020400 0.000
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050 000400 N
051 000400 N
052 000400 N
053 A000400 N
058 A000400 N
059 000400 Y
060 A000400 Y
<PAGE> PAGE 23
060 B000400 Y
061 000400 2500
062 A000400 Y
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062 Q000400 0.0
062 R000400 0.0
063 A000400 0
063 B000400 10.5
064 A000400 N
064 B000400 N
066 A000400 N
067 000400 N
068 A000400 N
068 B000400 N
069 000400 N
070 A010400 Y
070 A020400 N
070 B010400 N
070 B020400 N
070 C010400 Y
070 C020400 Y
070 D010400 N
070 D020400 N
070 E010400 Y
070 E020400 Y
070 F010400 N
070 F020400 N
070 G010400 Y
070 G020400 Y
070 H010400 N
070 H020400 N
070 I010400 N
070 I020400 N
070 J010400 Y
070 J020400 N
070 K010400 Y
070 K020400 N
<PAGE> PAGE 24
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070 L020400 N
070 M010400 Y
070 M020400 N
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070 P020400 N
070 Q010400 N
070 Q020400 N
070 R010400 Y
070 R020400 N
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<PAGE> PAGE 25
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008 B000501 A
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008 D010501 BOSTON
008 D020501 MA
008 D030501 02116
008 A000502 BACK BAY ADVISORS, L.P.
008 B000502 S
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008 D010502 BOSTON
008 D020502 MA
008 D030502 02116
013 A000501 PRICE WATERHOUSE L.L.P.
013 B010501 BOSTON
<PAGE> PAGE 26
013 B020501 MA
013 B030501 02109
024 000500 Y
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025 B000501 13-5674085
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033 000500 32
<PAGE> PAGE 27
034 000500 Y
035 000500 205
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039 000500 N
040 000500 Y
041 000500 Y
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045 000500 Y
046 000500 N
047 000500 Y
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050 000500 N
051 000500 N
052 000500 N
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053 B000500 Y
<PAGE> PAGE 28
058 A000500 N
059 000500 Y
060 A000500 Y
060 B000500 Y
061 000500 2500
062 A000500 Y
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063 A000500 0
063 B000500 19.3
064 A000500 N
064 B000500 N
066 A000500 N
067 000500 N
068 A000500 N
068 B000500 N
069 000500 N
070 A010500 Y
070 A020500 Y
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070 E020500 N
070 F010500 N
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070 G020500 N
070 H010500 N
070 H020500 N
070 I010500 N
070 I020500 N
070 J010500 Y
<PAGE> PAGE 29
070 J020500 N
070 K010500 Y
070 K020500 N
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070 L020500 N
070 M010500 Y
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070 O020500 N
070 P010500 N
070 P020500 N
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070 Q020500 N
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070 R020500 N
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<PAGE> PAGE 30
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008 A000601 NEW ENGLAND FUNDS MANAGEMENT, L.P.
008 B000601 A
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008 D010601 BOSTON
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008 D030601 02116
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008 D020602 MA
<PAGE> PAGE 31
008 D030602 02116
013 A000601 PRICE WATERHOUSE L.L.P.
013 B010601 BOSTON
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013 B030601 02109
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035 000600 28
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039 000600 N
040 000600 Y
<PAGE> PAGE 32
041 000600 Y
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049 000600 N
050 000600 N
051 000600 N
052 000600 N
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058 A000600 N
059 000600 Y
060 A000600 N
060 B000600 N
061 000600 2500
062 A000600 Y
062 B000600 0.0
<PAGE> PAGE 33
062 C000600 0.0
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064 A000600 Y
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067 000600 N
068 A000600 N
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069 000600 N
070 A010600 Y
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070 B020600 N
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070 M020600 N
<PAGE> PAGE 34
070 N010600 Y
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<PAGE> PAGE 35
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008 D030702 02116
013 A000701 PRICE WATERHOUSE L.LP.
013 B010701 BOSTON
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013 B030701 02109
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<PAGE> PAGE 36
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039 000700 N
<PAGE> PAGE 37
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<PAGE> PAGE 38
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<PAGE> PAGE 39
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<PAGE> PAGE 40
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SIGNATURE SCOTT FITZHENRY
TITLE A.V.P. FUND ADMIN.
February 12, 1998
To the Board of Trustees of New England Funds Trust II
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of
the New England Funds Trust II (the Trust) for the year ended
December 31, 1997, we considered its internal control, including
control activities for safeguarding securities, in order to determine
our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on
the financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form
N-SAR, not to provide assurance on internal control.
The management of the Trust is responsible for establishing and
maintaining internal control. In fulfilling this responsibility,
estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the
expected benefits and related costs of control activities. Generally,
control activities that are relevant to an audit pertain to the
entitys objective of preparing financial statements for external
purposes that are fairly presented in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles. Those control activities include the
safeguarding of assets against unauthorized acquisition, use or
disposition.
Because of inherent limitations in internal control, errors or
irregularities may occur and not be detected. Also, projection of
any evaluation of internal control 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 internal control would not necessarily disclose
all matters in internal control 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 any specific internal control components
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 internal control, including control activities for
safeguarding securities, that we consider to be material weaknesses
as defined above as of December 31, 1997.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of
management and the Board of Trustees of New England Funds Trust II
and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
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