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UNITED STATES OMB APPROVAL
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION -------------------------
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB NUMBER: 3235-0360
EXPIRES: JULY 31, 1994
FORM N-17f-2 ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN
HOURS PER RESPONSE...0.05
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Certificate of Accounting of Securities and Similar
Investments in the Custody of
Management Investment Companies
Pursuant to Rule 17f-2 [17 CFR 270.17F-2]
1. Investment Company Act File Number: Date examination completed:
811-752 December 31, 1997
2. State identification Number:
AL AK AZ AR CA CO
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CT DE DC FL GA HI
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ID IL IN IA KS KY
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LA ME MD MA MI MN
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MS MO MT NE NV NH
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NJ NM NY NC ND OH
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OK OR PA RI SC SD
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TN TX UT VT VA WA
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WV WI WY PUERTO RICO
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Other (specify):
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3. Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement:
Mutual Investment Fund of Connecticut, Inc.
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5. Address of principal executive office (number, street, city, state, zip
code):
450 Church Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103
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INSTRUCTIONS
This Form must be completed by investment companies that have custody of
securities or similar investments.
INVESTMENT COMPANY
1. All items must be completed by the investment company.
2. Give this Form to the independent public accountant who, in compliance with
Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law, examines securities and
similar investments in the custody of the investment company.
ACCOUNTANT
3. Submit this Form to the Securities and Exchange Commission and appropriate
state securities administrators when filing the certificate of accounting
required by Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law. File the
original and one copy with the Securities and Exchange Commission's
principal office in Washington, D.C., one copy with the regional office for
the region in which the investment company's principal business operations
are conducted, and one copy with the appropriate state administrator(s), if
applicable.
THIS FORM MUST BE GIVEN TO YOUR INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
SEC 2198 (11-91)
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MUTUAL INVESTMENT FUND
MIF OF CONNECTICUT, INC.
MANAGEMENT STATEMENT REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH
CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
We, as members of management of Mutual Investment Fund of Connecticut, Inc. (the
"Fund"), are responsible for complying with the requirements of subsections (b)
and (c) of Rule 17f-2, "Custody of Investments by Registered Management
Investment Companies," of the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are also
responsible for establishing and maintaining an effective internal control
structure over compliance with those requirements. We have performed an
evaluation of the Company's compliance with the requirements of subsections (b)
and (c) of Rule 17f-2 as of December 31, 1997.
Based on this evaluation, we assert that the Fund was in compliance with those
provisions of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of December
31, 1997 with respect to securities and similar investments reflected in the
investment account of the Fund.
Mutual Investment Fund of Connecticut, Inc.
By:
/s/ Gary C. Smith
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Mr. Gary C. Smith
President
Mutual Investment Fund of Connecticut, Inc.
/s/ Lindsey R. Pinkham
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Mr. Lindsey R. Pinkham
Secretary & Treasurer
Mutual Investment Fund of Connecticut, Inc.
Fund Office c/o Connecticut Bankers Association 450 Church Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06103 (860) 527-5161
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
February 12, 1998
To the Board of Directors of
Mutual Investment Fund of Connecticut, Inc.
We have examined management's assertion about Mutual Investment Fund of
Connecticut, Inc.'s (the "Fund") compliance with the requirements of subsections
(b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("the Act")
as of December 31, 1997 included in the accompanying Management Statement
Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of
1940. Management is responsible for the Fund's compliance with those
requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's
assertion about the Fund's compliance based on our examination.
Our examination was made in accordance with standards established by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and accordingly included
examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Fund's compliance with those
requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in
the circumstances. Included among our procedures were the following tests
performed as of December 31, 1997, and the period from October 1, 1997 through
December 31, 1997 with respect to agreement of purchases and sales of securities
and similar investments:
- - Confirmation of all securities and similar investments held by institutions
in book entry form by the Depository Trust Company.
- - Reconciliation of confirmation results as to all such securities and similar
investments to the books and records of the Fund and the Custodian.
- - Confirmation of all unsettled purchases and sales of securities transactions
and short-term securities and applied alternative auditing procedures where
confirmations were not obtained.
- - Agreement of five security purchases and five security sales since our last
examination from the books and records of the Fund to trade confirmations.
We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the Fund's compliance
with specified requirements.
In our opinion, management's assertion that Mutual Investment Fund of
Connecticut, Inc. was in compliance with the above mentioned provisions of Rule
17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of December 31, 1997 is fairly
stated, in all material respects.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of management of
Mutual Investment Fund of Connecticut, Inc. and Securities and Exchange
Commission and should not be used for any other purpose.
/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
