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CONSNE TO FINDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors
Delco International Ltd. and subsidiaries:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements of
Oneida Ltd on Form S-8 (File Nos. 2-84304, 33-49462, 333-10795 and 333-66425),
Form S-3 (File No. 33-64608) and Form 8-A/A (File No. 005-07119) of our report
dated April 7, 2000 with respect to the consolidated balance sheet of Delco
International Ltd. and subsidiaries as of January 31, 2000 and the related
consolidated statements of earnings, stockholders' equity,and cash flows for
the year then ended, which report appears in the Form 8-K/A of Oneida Ltd. dated
October 23, 2000.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Milveille, New York
October 23, 2000
