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For the fiscal year ended (a) 4/30/97
File number (c) 811-3981
SUB-ITEM 77D
Policies With Respect to Security
Investments
At a meeting of the Board of
Directors held on February 21, 1997, the
Directors approved and authorized a
change in investment policy permitting
the Fund to hold up to 15% of its net
assets in repurchase agreements which
have a maturity of longer than 7 days
or in other illiquid securities; and
authorized a corresponding change to the
Fund's Procedures for Determining the
Liquidity of Securities having Legal or
Contractual Restrictions on Resale, as
applicable.
February 25, 1997
Mr. Richard A. Redeker, President
Prudential Mutual Funds
Gateway Center Three
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102-4072
Dear Mr. Redeker:
This is to confirm that the client-
auditor relationship between Deloitte &
Touche llp and the following Prudential
Mutual Funds has been terminated:
The BlackRock Government Income
Trust
Global Utility Fund, Inc.
Prudential Allocation Fund
Prudential California Municipal
Fund
Prudential Distressed Securities
Fund, Inc.
Prudential Diversified Bond Fund,
Inc.
Prudential Dryden Fund
Prudential Equity Income Fund
Prudential Europe Growth Fund,
Inc.
Prudential Global Limited Maturity
Fund, Inc.
Prudential Institutional Liquidity
Portfolio, Inc.
Prudential Jennison Series Fund,
Inc.
Prudential MoneyMart Assets, Inc.
Prudential Multi-Sector Fund, Inc.
Prudential Municipal Bond Fund
Prudential Municipal Series Fund
Prudential Pacific Growth Fund,
Inc.
Prudential Special Money Market
Fund, Inc.
Prudential Structured Maturity
Fund, Inc.
Prudential World Fund, Inc.
The Global Total Return Fund, Inc.
The Target Portfolio Trust
Yours very truly,
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
cc: Office of the Chief Accountant
SECPS Letter File
Securities and Exchange Commission
Mail Stop 9-5
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
April 16, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Dear Sirs:
We have read and agree with the
comments contained in the attached
letter dated April 16, 1997.
Yours truly,
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
April 16, 1997
Securities and Exchange
Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
RE: Funds managed or
administered by Prudential
Mutual Fund
Management LLC (the
"Funds")
Gentlemen:
At meetings held between
February 18 and 20, 1997, the
Board of Directors of the
Funds (see attached exhibit)
approved the engagement of
Price Waterhouse LLP as their
independent auditors for their
fiscal years ending after
February 28, 1997 to replace
the firm of Deloitte & Touche
LLP effective March 1, 1997.
The reports of Deloitte &
Touche LLP on the Funds'
financial statements for the
past two fiscal years did not
contain an adverse opinion or
a disclaimer of opinion and
were not qualified or modified
as to uncertainty, audit
scope, or accounting
principles.
In connection with the audits
of the Funds' financial
statements for each of the
prior two fiscal years and in
the subsequent interim period,
there were no disagreements
with Deloitte & Touche LLP on
any matters of accounting
principles or practices,
financial statement
disclosure, or auditing scope
and procedures which, if not
resolved to the satisfaction
of Deloitte & Touche LLP,
would have caused Deloitte &
Touche LLP to make reference
to the matter in their report.
The Funds have requested
Deloitte & Touche LLP to
furnish them a letter
addressed to the Commission
stating whether they agree
with the above statements. A
copy of that letter, dated
April 16, 1997 is attached
hereto.
Sincerely,
Eugene S. Stark
Grace Torres
Treasurer
Treasurer
ESS/rr
\Gen-SECLtrPW-4-15-97.doc
Exhibit
Board of N
Fund Director e T
Meeting x r
Date t e
F a
i s
s u
c r
a e
l r
Y
e
a
r
E
n
d
The BlackRock Government 2 6 Eugene S.
Income Trust / / Stark
1 3
8 0
/ /
9 9
7 7
Global Utility Fund, Inc. 2 9 Grace
/ / Torres
1 3
8 0
/ /
9 9
7 7
Prudential Allocation Fund 2 7 Grace
/ / Torres
1 3
9 1
/ /
9 9
7 7
Prudential California 2 8 Eugene S.
Municipal Fund / / Stark
2 3
0 1
/ /
9 9
7 7
Prudential Distressed 2 1 Grace
Securities Fund, Inc. / 1 Torres
1 /
9 3
/ 0
9 /
7 9
7
Prudential Diversified 2 1 Eugene S.
Bond Fund, Inc. / 2 Stark
2 /
0 3
/ 1
9 /
7 9
7
Prudential Dryden Fund 2 9 Eugene S.
/ / Stark
1 3
9 0
/ /
9 9
7 7
Prudential Equity Income 2 1 Grace
Fund / 0 Torres
1 /
9 3
/ 1
9 /
7 9
7
Prudential Europe Growth 2 4 Grace
Fund, Inc. / / Torres
2 3
1 0
/ /
9 9
7 7
Prudential Global Limited 2 1 Grace
Maturity Fund, Inc. / 0 Torres
1 /
9 3
/ 1
9 /
7 9
7
Prudential Government 2 2 Eugene S.
Income Fund, Inc. / / Stark
2 2
0 8
/ /
9 9
7 8
Prudential Institutional 2 3 Eugene S.
Liquidity Portfolio, Inc. / / Stark
2 3
1 1
/ /
9 9
7 7
Prudential Jennison Series 2 9 Eugene S.
Fund, Inc. / / Stark
1 3
9 0
/ /
9 9
7 7
Prudential MoneyMart 2 1 Grace
Assets, Inc. / 2 Torres
2 /
1 3
/ 1
9 /
7 9
7
Prudential Multi-Sector 2 4 Grace
Fund, Inc. / / Torres
1 3
9 0
/ /
9 9
7 7
Prudential Municipal Bond 2 4 Grace
Fund / / Torres
2 3
0 0
/ /
9 9
7 7
Prudential Municipal 2 8 Grace
Series Fund / / Torres
2 3
0 1
/ /
9 9
7 7
Prudential Pacific Growth 2 1 Eugene S.
Fund, Inc. / 0 Stark
2 /
1 3
/ 1
9 /
7 9
7
Prudential Special Money 2 6 Eugene S.
Market Fund, Inc. / / Stark
2 3
1 0
/ /
9 9
7 7
Prudential Structured 2 1 Eugene S.
Maturity Fund, Inc. / 2 Stark
2 /
0 3
/ 1
9 /
7 9
7
Prudential World Fund, 2 1 Grace
Inc. / 0 Torres
2 /
1 3
/ 1
9 /
7 9
7
The Global Total Return 2 1 Eugene S.
Fund, Inc. / 2 Stark
1 /
9 3
/ 1
9 /
7 9
7
The Target Portfolio Trust 2 1 Grace
/ 2 Torres
1 /
8 3
/ 1
9 /
7 9
7
First Financial Fund, Inc. 2 3 Grace
/ / Torres
1 3
8 1
/ /
9 9
7 7
The High Yield Plus Fund, 2 3 Grace
Inc. / / Torres
1 3
8 1
/ /
9 9
7 7
