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SIGNATURE   CATHY WHITE                                  
TITLE       VICE PRESIDENT      
 


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[DESCRIPTION]Report of 10f-3 Transactions
Securities Purchases in Underwritings Involving
Transactions with Donaldson, Lufkin, & Jenrette Securities Corporation
Subject to Rule 10f-3 Under the Investment Company Act of 1940
ALLIANCE GROWTH FUND
<TABLE>
10f-3 TRANSACTIONS FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 30, 1997
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Total
                                                              Shares     Shares  % of Issue                      Shares
                          Date     Shares   % of FundPrice perPurchased bIssued  Purchased                       Held
Security                  PurchasedPurchasedAssets   Share    Fund Group (000)   By Group Broker(s)              11/30/97
<C>                       <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>        <C>     <C>      <C>                    <C>
Teleport Comm. Group      11/06/97 217,000  0.00%    $45.00   351,200    15,000  2.34%    Morgan Stanley         #########
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
10f-3 TRANSACTIONS FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1,1997 THROUGH FEBRUARY 28,1998
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Total
                          Date     Shares   % of FundPrice perPurchased bIssued  Purchased                       Held
Security                  PurchasedPurchasedAssets   Share    Fund Group (000)   By Group Broker(s)              02/28/98
<C>                       <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>        <C>     <C>      <C>                    <C>
Boston Properties         01/26/98 327,200  0.00%    $35.13   848,700    20,000  4.24%    Goldman Sachs          327,200
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
10f-3 TRANSACTIONS FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 1, 1998 THROUGH MAY 31, 1998
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Total
                          Date     Shares   % of FundPrice perPurchased bIssued  Purchased                       Held
Security                  PurchasedPurchasedAssets   Share    Fund Group (000)   By Group Broker(s)              05/31/98
<C>                       <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>        <C>     <C>      <C>                    <C>
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
10f-3 TRANSACTIONS FOR THE PERIOD JUNE 1, 1998 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 1998
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Total
                          Date     Shares   % of FundPrice perPurchased bIssued  Purchased                       Held
Security                  PurchasedPurchasedAssets   Share    Fund Group (000)   By Group Broker(s)              08/31/98
<C>                       <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>        <C>     <C>      <C>                    <C>
Loral Space & Communicatio06/24/98 717,000  0.00%    $27.00   778,800    6,700   11.62%   Lehman Brothers        #########
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
10f-3 TRANSACTIONS FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 1, 1998 THROUGH OCTOBER 30, 1998
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Total
                          Date     Shares   % of FundPrice perPurchased bIssued  Purchased                       Held
Security                  PurchasedPurchasedAssets   Share    Fund Group (000)   By Group Broker(s)              10/30/98
<C>                       <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>        <C>     <C>      <C>                    <C>
</TABLE>
* Unless otherwise indicated, the securities were part of an issue registered
under the Securities Act of 1933 and offered to the public.
**Indicates the purchase of an Eligible Rule 144A Security.
1) Purchases by all Alliance Funds, including the Fund, may not exceed: (a) if
purchased in an offering other than an Eligible Rule 144A Offering, 25% of the
principal amount of the offering of such class; or (b) if purchased in an
Eligible Rule 144A Offering, 25% of the total of (i) the principal amount
of the offering of such class sold by underwriters or members of the
selling syndicate to qualified institutional buyers, plus (ii) the principal 
amount of the offering of such class in any concurrent public offering.


Report of Independent Accountants

To the Shareholders and Trustees of Alliance Growth Fund
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of 
Alliance Growth Fund (the "Fund") for the year ended October 31, 1998, we 
considered its internal control, including control activities for 
safeguarding securities, in order to determine our auditing procedures 
for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and 
to comply with the requirements of Form N-SAR, not to provide assurance 
on internal control.
The management of the Fund is responsible for establishing and 
maintaining internal control.  In fulfilling this responsibility, 
estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected 
benefits and related costs of controls.  Generally, controls that are 
relevant to an audit pertain to the entity's objective of preparing 
financial statements for external purposes that are fairly presented in 
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.  Those controls 
include the safeguarding of assets against unauthorized acquisition, use 
or disposition.
Because of inherent limitations in internal control, error or fraud may 
occur and not be detected.  Also, projection of any evaluation of 
internal control to future periods is subject to the risk that it may 
become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the 
effectiveness of the design and operation may deteriorate.
Our consideration of internal control would not necessarily disclose all 
matters in internal control that might be material weaknesses under 
standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public 
Accountants.  A material weakness is a condition in which the design or 
operation of one or more of the internal control components does not 
reduce to a relatively low level the risk that misstatements caused by 
error or fraud in amounts that would be material in relation to the 
financial statements being audited may occur and not be detected within a 
timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their 
assigned functions.  However, we noted no matters involving internal 
control and its operation, including controls for safeguarding 
securities, that we consider to be material weaknesses as defined above 
as of October 31, 1998.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of management, 
the trustees of the Fund, and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, NY 10036
December 15, 1998
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THE ALLIANCE PORTFOLIOS							Exhibit 77C
811-5088


A Special Meeting of Shareholders of The Alliance Portfolios, Inc. was 
held on July 6, 1998.  A description of each proposal and number of 
shares voted by all portfolios, including Alliance Alliance Growth Fund, 
at the meeting are as follows:

1.	To Elect Directors:	Shares Voted For	Withheld Authority
	Class Three Directors
	(term expires 2000)

	John D. Carifa	88,209,875	1,097,787
	Ruth Block	88,157,156	1,150,506
	Richard W. Couper	88,116,482	1,191,180
	William H. Foulk, Jr.	88,199,965	1,107,697
	Brenton W. Harries	88,159,545	1,148,116
	Donald J. Robinson	88,164,577	1,143,085

2.	To ratify the selection 	Shares	Shares Voted	Shares
	of PricewaterhouseCoopers  	Voted For	Against	Abstained
	LLP as the Funds'
	Independent auditors for
	the Funds' fiscal year
	ending April 30, 1998.	87,739,869	344,023	1,223,766




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