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Exhibit 10 (i)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Registration
Statement No. 333-11131 of The New England Variable Account (the "Separate
Account") of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (the "Company") of our reports
dated February 7, 2000 and April 26, 2000, respectively, appearing in the
Statement of Additional Information, which is part of such Registration
Statement.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Statement of Additional Information.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 19, 2001
