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                                                                     EXHIBIT (J)


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

     We hereby consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 63 to the
Registration  Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated June 21, 2000, relating
to the financial statement of the Floating Rate Portfolio, which appears in such
Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Other Service Providers" in such Registration Statement.


                                /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
                                DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

July 14, 2000
Boston, Massachusetts



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