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                                                                     EXHIBIT (j)


                                INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

     We hereby consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 69 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

November 3, 2000
Boston, Massachusetts



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