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Reclassification of Capital Accounts:
The Fund accounts for and reports
distributions to shareholders in
accordance with the American Institute
of
Certified Public Accountants' Statement
of Position 93-2: Determination,
Disclosure, and Financial Statement
Presentation of Income, Capital Gain,
and
Return of Capital Distributions by
Investment Companies. The effect of
applying this statement was to increase
undistributed net investment income by
$12,274,132 and increase accumulated
net realized losses on investments by
$12,274,132 for foreign currency gains
realized or recognized during the
period ended June 30, 1996. Net
investment income, net realized gains
and net
assets were not affected by this
change.
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
