<PAGE> PAGE 1
000 A000000 06/30/97
000 C000000 0000869698
000 D000000 N
000 E000000 NF
000 F000000 Y
000 G000000 N
000 H000000 N
000 I000000 3.0.a
000 J000000 A
001 A000000 THE GOVETT FUNDS, INC.
001 B000000 811-6229
001 C000000 6175578732
002 A000000 73 TREMONT STREET
002 B000000 BOSTON
002 C000000 MA
002 D010000 02108
002 D020000 3813
003 000000 N
004 000000 N
005 000000 N
006 000000 N
007 A000000 Y
007 B000000 6
007 C010100 1
007 C020100 GOVETT GLOBAL INCOME FUND
007 C030100 N
007 C010200 2
007 C020200 GOVETT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
007 C030200 N
007 C010300 3
007 C020300 GOVETT EMERGING MARKETS FUND
007 C030300 N
007 C010400 4
007 C010500 5
007 C020500 GOVETT SMALLER COMPANIES FUND
007 C030500 N
007 C010600 6
007 C010700 7
007 C020700 GOVETT PACIFIC STRATEGY FUND
007 C030700 N
007 C010800 8
007 C020800 GOVETT LATIN AMERICA FUND
007 C030800 N
007 C010900 9
007 C011000 10
010 A00AA01 CHASE GLOBAL FUNDS SERVICES, INC.
010 C01AA01 BOSTON
010 C02AA01 MA
010 C03AA01 02108
010 A00AA02 DELETE
011 A00AA01 FPS SERVICES, INC.
<PAGE> PAGE 2
011 B00AA01 8-00000000
011 C01AA01 KING OF PRUSSIA
011 C02AA01 PA
011 C03AA01 19406
011 C04AA01 0903
012 A00AA01 FPS SERVICES, INC.
012 B00AA01 85-0000000
012 C01AA01 KING OF PRUSSIA
012 C02AA01 PA
012 C03AA01 19406
012 C04AA01 0903
013 A00AA01 PRICE WATERHOUSE
013 B01AA01 BOSTON
013 B02AA01 MA
013 B03AA01 02110
014 A00AA01 GOODBODY &CO.
014 B00AA01 8-00000000
014 A00AA02 ALLIED PHILLIPS SECURITIES
014 B00AA02 8-00000000
014 A00AA03 WBK WIELKOPOLSKI BANK KREDEGOWY
014 B00AA03 8-00000000
018 00AA00 Y
019 A00AA00 Y
019 B00AA00 6
019 C00AA00 GOVETTFUND
020 A000001 BARING SECURITIES, INC.
020 B000001 04-2455153
020 C000001 66
020 A000002 WARBURG (S.G.) & CO., INC.
020 B000002 13-3340045
020 C000002 50
020 A000003 HG ASIA, LTD.
020 C000003 46
020 A000004 PAINE WEBBER, INC.
020 B000004 13-2638166
020 C000004 32
020 A000005 UBS SECURITIES, INC.
020 B000005 13-2932996
020 C000005 29
020 A000006 MERRILL LYNCH AND CO., INC.
020 B000006 13-5674085
020 C000006 26
020 A000007 CROSBY SECURITIES, LTD.
020 C000007 24
020 A000008 WILLIAM O'NEIL
020 C000008 23
020 A000009 MORGAN GRENFELL AUSTRALIA SECURITIES, LTD.
020 C000009 22
020 A000010 PEREGRINE SECURITIES CORP.
020 B000010 13-2972987
020 C000010 21
<PAGE> PAGE 3
021 000000 645
022 A000001 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
022 B000001 13-2633612
022 C000001 1330006
022 D000001 0
022 A000002 WESSELS, ARNOLD & HENDERSON
022 B000002 41-1554568
022 C000002 13168
022 D000002 17932
022 A000003 ROBERTSON STEPHENS
022 C000003 3289
022 D000003 17364
022 A000004 COWEN AND CO.
022 C000004 10951
022 D000004 9465
022 A000005 HAMBRECHT & QUIST, INC.
022 B000005 94-2856935
022 C000005 2814
022 D000005 15126
022 A000006 PRUDENTIAL-BACHE SECURITIES, INC.
022 B000006 22-2347336
022 C000006 11721
022 D000006 2973
022 A000007 JEFFERIES & CO., INC.
022 B000007 95-2622920
022 C000007 1467
022 D000007 12969
022 A000008 PAINE WEBBER, INC.
022 B000008 13-2638166
022 C000008 2569
022 D000008 8385
022 A000009 MORGAN STANLEY & CO., INC.
022 B000009 13-2655998
022 C000009 1984
022 D000009 6885
022 A000010 SMITH BARNEY, HARRIS, UPHAM & CO., INC.
022 B000010 13-1912900
022 C000010 2428
022 D000010 3608
023 C000000 1409392
023 D000000 118427
024 00AA00 N
025 D00AA01 0
025 D00AA02 0
025 D00AA03 0
025 D00AA04 0
025 D00AA05 0
025 D00AA06 0
025 D00AA07 0
025 D00AA08 0
026 A000000 N
<PAGE> PAGE 4
026 B000000 Y
026 C000000 Y
026 D000000 Y
026 E000000 N
026 F000000 N
026 G010000 N
026 G020000 N
026 H000000 N
027 000000 Y
034 00AA00 N
035 00AA00 0
036 B00AA00 0
037 00AA00 N
038 00AA00 0
039 00AA00 N
040 00AA00 Y
041 00AA00 Y
042 A00AA00 0
042 B00AA00 0
042 C00AA00 100
042 D00AA00 0
042 E00AA00 0
042 F00AA00 0
042 G00AA00 0
042 H00AA00 0
043 00AA00 719
044 00AA00 726
049 00AA00 N
050 00AA00 N
051 00AA00 N
052 00AA00 N
053 A00AA00 Y
053 B00AA00 Y
053 C00AA00 N
054 A00AA00 Y
054 B00AA00 Y
054 C00AA00 N
054 D00AA00 N
054 E00AA00 N
054 F00AA00 N
054 G00AA00 Y
054 H00AA00 Y
054 I00AA00 N
054 J00AA00 Y
054 K00AA00 N
054 L00AA00 Y
054 M00AA00 Y
054 N00AA00 N
054 O00AA00 Y
077 A000000 Y
077 B000000 N
<PAGE> PAGE 5
077 C000000 N
077 D000000 N
077 E000000 N
077 F000000 N
077 G000000 N
077 H000000 N
077 I000000 Y
077 J000000 N
077 K000000 Y
077 L000000 N
077 M000000 N
077 N000000 N
077 O000000 N
077 P000000 N
077 Q010000 Y
077 Q020000 N
077 Q030000 N
078 000000 N
086 A010000 0
086 A020000 0
086 B010000 0
086 B020000 0
086 C010000 0
086 C020000 0
086 D010000 0
086 D020000 0
086 E010000 0
086 E020000 0
086 F010000 0
086 F020000 0
008 A000101 J0HN GOVETT & CO. LIMITED
008 B000101 A
008 C000101 801-34730
008 D010101 LONDON
008 D050101 ENGLAND
008 D060101 SE12HR
015 A000101 THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
015 B000101 C
015 C010101 NEW YORK
015 C020101 NY
015 C030101 10036
015 E040101 X
028 A010100 24
028 A020100 0
028 A030100 0
028 A040100 1700
028 B010100 58
028 B020100 59
028 B030100 0
028 B040100 1404
028 C010100 24
<PAGE> PAGE 6
028 C020100 50
028 C030100 0
028 C040100 783
028 D010100 21
028 D020100 49
028 D030100 0
028 D040100 1068
028 E010100 31
028 E020100 35
028 E030100 0
028 E040100 798
028 F010100 13
028 F020100 66
028 F030100 0
028 F040100 762
028 G010100 171
028 G020100 259
028 G030100 0
028 G040100 6515
028 H000100 110
029 000100 Y
030 A000100 5
030 B000100 4.95
030 C000100 0.00
031 A000100 1
031 B000100 0
032 000100 4
033 000100 0
045 000100 Y
046 000100 N
047 000100 Y
048 000100 0.750
048 A010100 0
048 A020100 0.000
048 B010100 0
048 B020100 0.000
048 C010100 0
048 C020100 0.000
048 D010100 0
048 D020100 0.000
048 E010100 0
048 E020100 0.000
048 F010100 0
048 F020100 0.000
048 G010100 0
048 G020100 0.000
048 H010100 0
048 H020100 0.000
048 I010100 0
048 I020100 0.000
048 J010100 0
<PAGE> PAGE 7
048 J020100 0.000
048 K010100 0
048 K020100 0.000
055 A000100 N
055 B000100 Y
056 000100 Y
057 000100 N
058 A000100 N
059 000100 Y
060 A000100 N
060 B000100 N
061 000100 500
062 A000100 Y
062 B000100 0.0
062 C000100 0.0
062 D000100 0.0
062 E000100 0.0
062 F000100 0.0
062 G000100 0.0
062 H000100 0.0
062 I000100 0.0
062 J000100 5.2
062 K000100 0.0
062 L000100 0.0
062 M000100 0.0
062 N000100 0.0
062 O000100 0.0
062 P000100 0.0
062 Q000100 84.9
062 R000100 4.9
063 A000100 0
063 B000100 5.8
064 A000100 N
064 B000100 Y
065 000100 N
066 A000100 N
067 000100 N
068 A000100 N
068 B000100 Y
069 000100 N
070 A010100 Y
070 A020100 N
070 B010100 N
070 B020100 N
070 C010100 Y
070 C020100 N
070 D010100 N
070 D020100 N
070 E010100 Y
070 E020100 N
070 F010100 N
<PAGE> PAGE 8
070 F020100 N
070 G010100 N
070 G020100 N
070 H010100 N
070 H020100 N
070 I010100 N
070 I020100 N
070 J010100 Y
070 J020100 N
070 K010100 Y
070 K020100 N
070 L010100 Y
070 L020100 Y
070 M010100 Y
070 M020100 Y
070 N010100 N
070 N020100 N
070 O010100 Y
070 O020100 Y
070 P010100 Y
070 P020100 N
070 Q010100 N
070 Q020100 N
070 R010100 N
070 R020100 N
071 A000100 6988
071 B000100 7319
071 C000100 12696
071 D000100 55
072 A000100 6
072 B000100 480
072 C000100 0
072 D000100 0
072 E000100 0
072 F000100 59
072 G000100 20
072 H000100 0
072 I000100 39
072 J000100 3
072 K000100 0
072 L000100 0
072 M000100 11
072 N000100 12
072 O000100 10
072 P000100 3
072 Q000100 0
072 R000100 19
072 S000100 10
072 T000100 27
072 U000100 0
072 V000100 0
<PAGE> PAGE 9
072 W000100 14
072 X000100 227
072 Y000100 77
072 Z000100 330
072AA000100 0
072BB000100 300
072CC010100 0
072CC020100 808
072DD010100 494
072DD020100 0
072EE000100 0
073 A010100 0.2500
073 A020100 0.0000
073 B000100 0.0000
073 C000100 0.0000
074 A000100 573
074 B000100 0
074 C000100 672
074 D000100 11036
074 E000100 636
074 F000100 0
074 G000100 0
074 H000100 0
074 I000100 0
074 J000100 0
074 K000100 0
074 L000100 223
074 M000100 20
074 N000100 13160
074 O000100 0
074 P000100 12
074 Q000100 0
074 R010100 0
074 R020100 0
074 R030100 0
074 R040100 151
074 S000100 0
074 T000100 12997
074 U010100 1680
074 U020100 0
074 V010100 7.74
074 V020100 0.00
074 W000100 0.0000
074 X000100 1303
074 Y000100 0
075 A000100 0
075 B000100 15834
076 000100 0.00
008 A000201 JOHN GOVETT & CO. LIMITED
008 B000201 A
008 C000201 801-34730
<PAGE> PAGE 10
008 D010201 LONDON
008 D050201 ENGLAND
008 D060201 SE12HR
015 A000201 THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
015 B000201 C
015 C010201 NEW YORK
015 C020201 NY
015 C030201 10036
015 E040201 X
015 A000202 HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANK
015 B000202 C
015 C010202 TAIPEI
015 D010202 TAIWAN
015 E040202 X
028 A010200 798
028 A020200 0
028 A030200 0
028 A040200 1695
028 B010200 525
028 B020200 0
028 B030200 0
028 B040200 1423
028 C010200 1549
028 C020200 0
028 C030200 0
028 C040200 1685
028 D010200 252
028 D020200 0
028 D030200 0
028 D040200 2411
028 E010200 267
028 E020200 0
028 E030200 0
028 E040200 844
028 F010200 208
028 F020200 0
028 F030200 0
028 F040200 990
028 G010200 3599
028 G020200 0
028 G030200 0
028 G040200 9048
028 H000200 1333
029 000200 Y
030 A000200 10
030 B000200 4.95
030 C000200 0.00
031 A000200 0
031 B000200 10
032 000200 20
033 000200 1
<PAGE> PAGE 11
045 000200 Y
046 000200 N
047 000200 Y
048 000200 1.000
048 A010200 0
048 A020200 0.000
048 B010200 0
048 B020200 0.000
048 C010200 0
048 C020200 0.000
048 D010200 0
048 D020200 0.000
048 E010200 0
048 E020200 0.000
048 F010200 0
048 F020200 0.000
048 G010200 0
048 G020200 0.000
048 H010200 0
048 H020200 0.000
048 I010200 0
048 I020200 0.000
048 J010200 0
048 J020200 0.000
048 K010200 0
048 K020200 0.000
055 A000200 N
055 B000200 Y
056 000200 Y
057 000200 N
058 A000200 N
059 000200 Y
060 A000200 Y
060 B000200 Y
061 000200 500
062 A000200 N
062 B000200 0.0
062 C000200 0.0
062 D000200 0.0
062 E000200 0.0
062 F000200 0.0
062 G000200 0.0
062 H000200 0.0
062 I000200 0.0
062 J000200 0.0
062 K000200 0.0
062 L000200 0.0
062 M000200 0.0
062 N000200 0.0
062 O000200 0.0
062 P000200 0.0
<PAGE> PAGE 12
062 Q000200 0.0
062 R000200 0.0
063 A000200 0
063 B000200 0.0
066 A000200 Y
066 B000200 N
066 C000200 Y
066 D000200 N
066 E000200 N
066 F000200 N
066 G000200 N
067 000200 N
068 A000200 N
068 B000200 Y
069 000200 N
070 A010200 Y
070 A020200 N
070 B010200 Y
070 B020200 N
070 C010200 Y
070 C020200 N
070 D010200 Y
070 D020200 N
070 E010200 Y
070 E020200 N
070 F010200 Y
070 F020200 N
070 G010200 Y
070 G020200 N
070 H010200 Y
070 H020200 N
070 I010200 Y
070 I020200 N
070 J010200 N
070 J020200 N
070 K010200 Y
070 K020200 N
070 L010200 Y
070 L020200 Y
070 M010200 Y
070 M020200 Y
070 N010200 N
070 N020200 N
070 O010200 Y
070 O020200 Y
070 P010200 Y
070 P020200 N
070 Q010200 N
070 Q020200 N
070 R010200 N
070 R020200 N
<PAGE> PAGE 13
071 A000200 8098
071 B000200 12719
071 C000200 23908
071 D000200 34
072 A000200 6
072 B000200 0
072 C000200 209
072 D000200 0
072 E000200 0
072 F000200 119
072 G000200 33
072 H000200 0
072 I000200 50
072 J000200 25
072 K000200 0
072 L000200 0
072 M000200 11
072 N000200 13
072 O000200 0
072 P000200 17
072 Q000200 0
072 R000200 18
072 S000200 10
072 T000200 59
072 U000200 0
072 V000200 0
072 W000200 17
072 X000200 372
072 Y000200 58
072 Z000200 -105
072AA000200 842
072BB000200 0
072CC010200 1376
072CC020200 0
072DD010200 0
072DD020200 0
072EE000200 0
073 A010200 0.0000
073 A020200 0.0000
073 B000200 0.0000
073 C000200 0.0000
074 A000200 100
074 B000200 0
074 C000200 9
074 D000200 0
074 E000200 1053
074 F000200 21891
074 G000200 0
074 H000200 0
074 I000200 0
074 J000200 628
<PAGE> PAGE 14
074 K000200 0
074 L000200 71
074 M000200 369
074 N000200 24121
074 O000200 557
074 P000200 22
074 Q000200 0
074 R010200 0
074 R020200 0
074 R030200 0
074 R040200 1057
074 S000200 0
074 T000200 22485
074 U010200 1837
074 U020200 0
074 V010200 12.24
074 V020200 0.00
074 W000200 0.0000
074 X000200 2650
074 Y000200 0
075 A000200 0
075 B000200 23882
076 000200 0.00
008 A000301 JOHN GOVETT & CO. LIMITED
008 B000301 A
008 C000301 801-34730
008 D010301 LONDON
008 D050301 ENGLAND
008 D060301 SE12HR
015 A000301 THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
015 B000301 C
015 C010301 NEW YORK
015 C020301 NY
015 C030301 10036
015 E040301 X
015 A000302 HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANK
015 B000302 C
015 C010302 TAIPEI
015 D010302 TAIWAN
015 E040302 X
028 A010300 7562
028 A020300 0
028 A030300 0
028 A040300 7017
028 B010300 4648
028 B020300 0
028 B030300 0
028 B040300 6620
028 C010300 1990
028 C020300 0
028 C030300 0
<PAGE> PAGE 15
028 C040300 3088
028 D010300 3088
028 D020300 0
028 D030300 0
028 D040300 4149
028 E010300 2119
028 E020300 0
028 E030300 0
028 E040300 4410
028 F010300 2063
028 F020300 0
028 F030300 0
028 F040300 2142
028 G010300 21470
028 G020300 0
028 G030300 0
028 G040300 27426
028 H000300 2819
029 000300 Y
030 A000300 53
030 B000300 4.95
030 C000300 0.00
031 A000300 8
031 B000300 0
032 000300 45
033 000300 2
045 000300 Y
046 000300 N
047 000300 Y
048 000300 1.000
048 A010300 0
048 A020300 0.000
048 B010300 0
048 B020300 0.000
048 C010300 0
048 C020300 0.000
048 D010300 0
048 D020300 0.000
048 E010300 0
048 E020300 0.000
048 F010300 0
048 F020300 0.000
048 G010300 0
048 G020300 0.000
048 H010300 0
048 H020300 0.000
048 I010300 0
048 I020300 0.000
048 J010300 0
048 J020300 0.000
048 K010300 0
<PAGE> PAGE 16
048 K020300 0.000
055 A000300 N
055 B000300 Y
056 000300 Y
057 000300 N
058 A000300 N
059 000300 Y
060 A000300 Y
060 B000300 Y
061 000300 500
062 A000300 N
062 B000300 0.0
062 C000300 0.0
062 D000300 0.0
062 E000300 0.0
062 F000300 0.0
062 G000300 0.0
062 H000300 0.0
062 I000300 0.0
062 J000300 0.0
062 K000300 0.0
062 L000300 0.0
062 M000300 0.0
062 N000300 0.0
062 O000300 0.0
062 P000300 0.0
062 Q000300 0.0
062 R000300 0.0
063 A000300 0
063 B000300 0.0
066 A000300 Y
066 B000300 N
066 C000300 Y
066 D000300 N
066 E000300 N
066 F000300 N
066 G000300 N
067 000300 N
068 A000300 N
068 B000300 Y
069 000300 N
070 A010300 Y
070 A020300 N
070 B010300 Y
070 B020300 N
070 C010300 Y
070 C020300 N
070 D010300 Y
070 D020300 N
070 E010300 Y
070 E020300 N
<PAGE> PAGE 17
070 F010300 Y
070 F020300 N
070 G010300 Y
070 G020300 N
070 H010300 Y
070 H020300 N
070 I010300 Y
070 I020300 N
070 J010300 N
070 J020300 N
070 K010300 Y
070 K020300 N
070 L010300 Y
070 L020300 Y
070 M010300 Y
070 M020300 Y
070 N010300 N
070 N020300 N
070 O010300 Y
070 O020300 Y
070 P010300 Y
070 P020300 N
070 Q010300 N
070 Q020300 N
070 R010300 N
070 R020300 N
071 A000300 37259
071 B000300 47913
071 C000300 58419
071 D000300 64
072 A000300 6
072 B000300 10
072 C000300 621
072 D000300 0
072 E000300 0
072 F000300 295
072 G000300 57
072 H000300 0
072 I000300 134
072 J000300 109
072 K000300 0
072 L000300 0
072 M000300 11
072 N000300 15
072 O000300 0
072 P000300 20
072 Q000300 0
072 R000300 18
072 S000300 10
072 T000300 148
072 U000300 0
<PAGE> PAGE 18
072 V000300 0
072 W000300 25
072 X000300 842
072 Y000300 81
072 Z000300 -130
072AA000300 5904
072BB000300 0
072CC010300 3123
072CC020300 0
072DD010300 0
072DD020300 0
072EE000300 0
073 A010300 0.0000
073 A020300 0.0000
073 B000300 0.0000
073 C000300 0.0000
074 A000300 1173
074 B000300 0
074 C000300 283
074 D000300 189
074 E000300 437
074 F000300 56291
074 G000300 0
074 H000300 0
074 I000300 0
074 J000300 1184
074 K000300 0
074 L000300 311
074 M000300 705
074 N000300 60573
074 O000300 309
074 P000300 28
074 Q000300 0
074 R010300 0
074 R020300 0
074 R030300 0
074 R040300 481
074 S000300 0
074 T000300 59755
074 U010300 3772
074 U020300 0
074 V010300 15.84
074 V020300 0.00
074 W000300 0.0000
074 X000300 8014
074 Y000300 0
075 A000300 0
075 B000300 59699
076 000300 0.00
008 A000501 JOHN GOVETT & CO. LIMITED
008 B000501 A
<PAGE> PAGE 19
008 C000501 801-34730
008 D010501 LONDON
008 D050501 ENGLAND
008 D060501 SE12HR
008 A000502 DELETE
015 A000501 THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
015 B000501 C
015 C010501 NEW YORK
015 C020501 NY
015 C030501 10036
015 E010501 X
028 A010500 75339
028 A020500 0
028 A030500 0
028 A040500 82729
028 B010500 57038
028 B020500 0
028 B030500 0
028 B040500 98805
028 C010500 76621
028 C020500 0
028 C030500 0
028 C040500 81248
028 D010500 80564
028 D020500 0
028 D030500 0
028 D040500 79673
028 E010500 63876
028 E020500 0
028 E030500 0
028 E040500 84826
028 F010500 100356
028 F020500 0
028 F030500 0
028 F040500 108285
028 G010500 453794
028 G020500 0
028 G030500 0
028 G040500 535566
028 H000500 24004
029 000500 Y
030 A000500 269
030 B000500 4.95
030 C000500 0.00
031 A000500 24
031 B000500 0
032 000500 229
033 000500 16
045 000500 Y
046 000500 N
047 000500 Y
<PAGE> PAGE 20
048 000500 1.000
048 A010500 0
048 A020500 0.000
048 B010500 0
048 B020500 0.000
048 C010500 0
048 C020500 0.000
048 D010500 0
048 D020500 0.000
048 E010500 0
048 E020500 0.000
048 F010500 0
048 F020500 0.000
048 G010500 0
048 G020500 0.000
048 H010500 0
048 H020500 0.000
048 I010500 0
048 I020500 0.000
048 J010500 0
048 J020500 0.000
048 K010500 0
048 K020500 0.000
055 A000500 N
055 B000500 Y
056 000500 Y
057 000500 N
058 A000500 N
059 000500 Y
060 A000500 Y
060 B000500 Y
061 000500 500
062 A000500 N
062 B000500 0.0
062 C000500 0.0
062 D000500 0.0
062 E000500 0.0
062 F000500 0.0
062 G000500 0.0
062 H000500 0.0
062 I000500 0.0
062 J000500 0.0
062 K000500 0.0
062 L000500 0.0
062 M000500 0.0
062 N000500 0.0
062 O000500 0.0
062 P000500 0.0
062 Q000500 0.0
062 R000500 0.0
063 A000500 0
<PAGE> PAGE 21
063 B000500 0.0
066 A000500 Y
066 B000500 N
066 C000500 Y
066 D000500 N
066 E000500 N
066 F000500 N
066 G000500 N
067 000500 N
068 A000500 N
068 B000500 N
069 000500 N
070 A010500 Y
070 A020500 N
070 B010500 Y
070 B020500 N
070 C010500 Y
070 C020500 N
070 D010500 Y
070 D020500 N
070 E010500 Y
070 E020500 N
070 F010500 Y
070 F020500 N
070 G010500 Y
070 G020500 N
070 H010500 Y
070 H020500 N
070 I010500 Y
070 I020500 N
070 J010500 N
070 J020500 N
070 K010500 Y
070 K020500 N
070 L010500 Y
070 L020500 Y
070 M010500 Y
070 M020500 Y
070 N010500 N
070 N020500 N
070 O010500 Y
070 O020500 Y
070 P010500 Y
070 P020500 N
070 Q010500 N
070 Q020500 N
070 R010500 N
070 R020500 N
071 A000500 82591
071 B000500 153244
071 C000500 178192
<PAGE> PAGE 22
071 D000500 46
072 A000500 6
072 B000500 331
072 C000500 58
072 D000500 0
072 E000500 0
072 F000500 933
072 G000500 154
072 H000500 0
072 I000500 661
072 J000500 73
072 K000500 0
072 L000500 0
072 M000500 11
072 N000500 28
072 O000500 0
072 P000500 32
072 Q000500 0
072 R000500 18
072 S000500 10
072 T000500 465
072 U000500 4
072 V000500 0
072 W000500 52
072 X000500 2441
072 Y000500 571
072 Z000500 -1481
072AA000500 831
072BB000500 0
072CC010500 0
072CC020500 24810
072DD010500 0
072DD020500 0
072EE000500 0
073 A010500 0.0000
073 A020500 0.0000
073 B000500 0.0000
073 C000500 0.0000
074 A000500 53
074 B000500 0
074 C000500 0
074 D000500 0
074 E000500 0
074 F000500 150426
074 G000500 0
074 H000500 0
074 I000500 0
074 J000500 4428
074 K000500 0
074 L000500 4
074 M000500 7
<PAGE> PAGE 23
074 N000500 154918
074 O000500 0
074 P000500 19
074 Q000500 0
074 R010500 0
074 R020500 0
074 R030500 0
074 R040500 2397
074 S000500 0
074 T000500 152502
074 U010500 7952
074 U020500 0
074 V010500 19.18
074 V020500 0.00
074 W000500 0.0000
074 X000500 41534
074 Y000500 0
075 A000500 0
075 B000500 190194
076 000500 0.00
008 A000701 JOHN GOVETT & CO. LIMITED
008 B000701 A
008 C000701 801-34730
008 D010701 LONDON
008 D050701 ENGLAND
008 D060701 SE12HR
015 A000701 THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
015 B000701 C
015 C010701 NEW YORK
015 C020701 NY
015 C030701 10036
015 E040701 X
015 A000702 HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANK
015 B000702 C
015 C010702 TAIPEI
015 D010702 TAIWAN
015 E040702 X
028 A010700 286
028 A020700 0
028 A030700 0
028 A040700 935
028 B010700 39
028 B020700 0
028 B030700 0
028 B040700 380
028 C010700 26
028 C020700 0
028 C030700 0
028 C040700 370
028 D010700 286
028 D020700 0
<PAGE> PAGE 24
028 D030700 0
028 D040700 205
028 E010700 20
028 E020700 0
028 E030700 0
028 E040700 296
028 F010700 211
028 F020700 0
028 F030700 0
028 F040700 454
028 G010700 868
028 G020700 0
028 G030700 0
028 G040700 2640
028 H000700 134
029 000700 Y
030 A000700 6
030 B000700 4.95
030 C000700 0.00
031 A000700 1
031 B000700 0
032 000700 4
033 000700 0
045 000700 Y
046 000700 N
047 000700 Y
048 000700 1.000
048 A010700 0
048 A020700 0.000
048 B010700 0
048 B020700 0.000
048 C010700 0
048 C020700 0.000
048 D010700 0
048 D020700 0.000
048 E010700 0
048 E020700 0.000
048 F010700 0
048 F020700 0.000
048 G010700 0
048 G020700 0.000
048 H010700 0
048 H020700 0.000
048 I010700 0
048 I020700 0.000
048 J010700 0
048 J020700 0.000
048 K010700 0
048 K020700 0.000
055 A000700 N
055 B000700 Y
<PAGE> PAGE 25
056 000700 Y
057 000700 N
058 A000700 N
059 000700 Y
060 A000700 Y
060 B000700 Y
061 000700 500
062 A000700 N
062 B000700 0.0
062 C000700 0.0
062 D000700 0.0
062 E000700 0.0
062 F000700 0.0
062 G000700 0.0
062 H000700 0.0
062 I000700 0.0
062 J000700 0.0
062 K000700 0.0
062 L000700 0.0
062 M000700 0.0
062 N000700 0.0
062 O000700 0.0
062 P000700 0.0
062 Q000700 0.0
062 R000700 0.0
063 A000700 0
063 B000700 0.0
066 A000700 Y
066 B000700 N
066 C000700 Y
066 D000700 N
066 E000700 N
066 F000700 N
066 G000700 N
067 000700 N
068 A000700 N
068 B000700 Y
069 000700 N
070 A010700 Y
070 A020700 N
070 B010700 Y
070 B020700 N
070 C010700 Y
070 C020700 N
070 D010700 Y
070 D020700 N
070 E010700 Y
070 E020700 N
070 F010700 Y
070 F020700 N
070 G010700 Y
<PAGE> PAGE 26
070 G020700 N
070 H010700 Y
070 H020700 N
070 I010700 Y
070 I020700 N
070 J010700 N
070 J020700 N
070 K010700 Y
070 K020700 N
070 L010700 Y
070 L020700 Y
070 M010700 Y
070 M020700 Y
070 N010700 N
070 N020700 N
070 O010700 Y
070 O020700 Y
070 P010700 Y
070 P020700 N
070 Q010700 N
070 Q020700 N
070 R010700 N
070 R020700 N
071 A000700 2811
071 B000700 4577
071 C000700 3043
071 D000700 92
072 A000700 6
072 B000700 2
072 C000700 23
072 D000700 0
072 E000700 0
072 F000700 16
072 G000700 16
072 H000700 0
072 I000700 16
072 J000700 42
072 K000700 0
072 L000700 0
072 M000700 11
072 N000700 14
072 O000700 0
072 P000700 8
072 Q000700 0
072 R000700 18
072 S000700 10
072 T000700 8
072 U000700 3
072 V000700 0
072 W000700 14
072 X000700 176
<PAGE> PAGE 27
072 Y000700 128
072 Z000700 -23
072AA000700 300
072BB000700 0
072CC010700 0
072CC020700 7
072DD010700 0
072DD020700 0
072EE000700 0
073 A010700 0.0000
073 A020700 0.0000
073 B000700 0.0000
073 C000700 0.0000
074 A000700 44
074 B000700 0
074 C000700 10
074 D000700 0
074 E000700 7
074 F000700 2669
074 G000700 0
074 H000700 0
074 I000700 0
074 J000700 248
074 K000700 0
074 L000700 5
074 M000700 101
074 N000700 3084
074 O000700 80
074 P000700 4
074 Q000700 0
074 R010700 0
074 R020700 0
074 R030700 0
074 R040700 283
074 S000700 0
074 T000700 2717
074 U010700 273
074 U020700 0
074 V010700 9.97
074 V020700 0.00
074 W000700 0.0000
074 X000700 765
074 Y000700 0
075 A000700 0
075 B000700 3194
076 000700 0.00
008 A000801 JOHN GOVETT & CO. LIMITED
008 B000801 A
008 C000801 801-34730
008 D010801 LONDON
008 D050801 ENGLAND
<PAGE> PAGE 28
008 D060801 SE12HR
015 A000801 THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
015 B000801 C
015 C010801 NEW YORK
015 C020801 NY
015 C030801 10036
015 E040801 X
028 A010800 192
028 A020800 0
028 A030800 0
028 A040800 722
028 B010800 332
028 B020800 0
028 B030800 0
028 B040800 121
028 C010800 403
028 C020800 0
028 C030800 0
028 C040800 113
028 D010800 804
028 D020800 0
028 D030800 0
028 D040800 569
028 E010800 150
028 E020800 0
028 E030800 0
028 E040800 128
028 F010800 201
028 F020800 0
028 F030800 0
028 F040800 223
028 G010800 2082
028 G020800 0
028 G030800 0
028 G040800 1876
028 H000800 246
029 000800 Y
030 A000800 11
030 B000800 4.95
030 C000800 0.00
031 A000800 2
031 B000800 0
032 000800 9
033 000800 1
045 000800 Y
046 000800 N
047 000800 Y
048 000800 1.000
048 A010800 0
048 A020800 0.000
048 B010800 0
<PAGE> PAGE 29
048 B020800 0.000
048 C010800 0
048 C020800 0.000
048 D010800 0
048 D020800 0.000
048 E010800 0
048 E020800 0.000
048 F010800 0
048 F020800 0.000
048 G010800 0
048 G020800 0.000
048 H010800 0
048 H020800 0.000
048 I010800 0
048 I020800 0.000
048 J010800 0
048 J020800 0.000
048 K010800 0
048 K020800 0.000
055 A000800 N
055 B000800 Y
056 000800 Y
057 000800 N
058 A000800 N
059 000800 Y
060 A000800 N
060 B000800 N
061 000800 500
062 A000800 N
062 B000800 0.0
062 C000800 0.0
062 D000800 0.0
062 E000800 0.0
062 F000800 0.0
062 G000800 0.0
062 H000800 0.0
062 I000800 0.0
062 J000800 0.0
062 K000800 0.0
062 L000800 0.0
062 M000800 0.0
062 N000800 0.0
062 O000800 0.0
062 P000800 0.0
062 Q000800 0.0
062 R000800 0.0
063 A000800 0
063 B000800 0.0
066 A000800 Y
066 B000800 N
066 C000800 Y
<PAGE> PAGE 30
066 D000800 N
066 E000800 N
066 F000800 N
066 G000800 N
067 000800 N
068 A000800 N
068 B000800 Y
069 000800 N
070 A010800 Y
070 A020800 N
070 B010800 Y
070 B020800 N
070 C010800 Y
070 C020800 N
070 D010800 Y
070 D020800 N
070 E010800 Y
070 E020800 N
070 F010800 Y
070 F020800 N
070 G010800 Y
070 G020800 N
070 H010800 Y
070 H020800 N
070 I010800 Y
070 I020800 N
070 J010800 N
070 J020800 N
070 K010800 Y
070 K020800 N
070 L010800 Y
070 L020800 Y
070 M010800 Y
070 M020800 Y
070 N010800 N
070 N020800 N
070 O010800 Y
070 O020800 Y
070 P010800 Y
070 P020800 N
070 Q010800 N
070 Q020800 N
070 R010800 N
070 R020800 N
071 A000800 3672
071 B000800 3501
071 C000800 4816
071 D000800 73
072 A000800 6
072 B000800 4
072 C000800 66
<PAGE> PAGE 31
072 D000800 0
072 E000800 0
072 F000800 25
072 G000800 13
072 H000800 0
072 I000800 14
072 J000800 21
072 K000800 0
072 L000800 0
072 M000800 11
072 N000800 14
072 O000800 0
072 P000800 0
072 Q000800 0
072 R000800 18
072 S000800 10
072 T000800 12
072 U000800 3
072 V000800 0
072 W000800 16
072 X000800 157
072 Y000800 95
072 Z000800 8
072AA000800 536
072BB000800 0
072CC010800 904
072CC020800 0
072DD010800 0
072DD020800 0
072EE000800 0
073 A010800 0.0000
073 A020800 0.0000
073 B000800 0.0000
073 C000800 0.0000
074 A000800 82
074 B000800 0
074 C000800 7
074 D000800 0
074 E000800 1179
074 F000800 4639
074 G000800 0
074 H000800 0
074 I000800 0
074 J000800 106
074 K000800 0
074 L000800 19
074 M000800 58
074 N000800 6090
074 O000800 0
074 P000800 12
074 Q000800 0
<PAGE> PAGE 32
074 R010800 0
074 R020800 0
074 R030800 0
074 R040800 163
074 S000800 0
074 T000800 5915
074 U010800 552
074 U020800 0
074 V010800 10.71
074 V020800 0.00
074 W000800 0.0000
074 X000800 995
074 Y000800 0
075 A000800 0
075 B000800 5040
076 000800 0.00
SIGNATURE COLIN KREIDEWOLF
TITLE VICE PRESIDENT
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000869698
<NAME> THE GOVETT FUNDS, INC.
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 3
<NAME> GOVETT EMERGING MARKETS FUND
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 51,527
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 57,199
<RECEIVABLES> 1,495
<ASSETS-OTHER> 3
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 1,876
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 60,573
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 309
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 509
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 818
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 54,168
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 3,772
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 4,159
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> (130)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 36
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 5,681
<NET-ASSETS> 59,755
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 620
<INTEREST-INCOME> 10
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> (760)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> (130)
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 5,904
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 3,123
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 8,897
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 1,462
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> 1,849
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 0
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 2,941
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 0
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> (5,868)
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 295
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 20
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 841
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 59,699
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 13.66
<PER-SHARE-NII> (0.03)
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 2.21
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> 0
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 15.84
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 2.50
<AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING> 0
<AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE> 0
</TABLE>
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000869698
<NAME> THE GOVETT FUNDS, INC.
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 1
<NAME> GOVETT GLOBAL INCOME FUND
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 13,482
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 12,344
<RECEIVABLES> 223
<ASSETS-OTHER> 5
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 588
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 13,160
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 0
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 163
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 163
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 18,564
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 1,680
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 2,447
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> (245)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> (4,181)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> (1,141)
<NET-ASSETS> 12,997
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 0
<INTEREST-INCOME> 480
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> (150)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 330
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> (300)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> (808)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> (778)
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> (494)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 22
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (822)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 33
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> (7,357)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> (80)
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> (3,881)
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 59
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 3
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 228
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 15,834
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 8.32
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0.13
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> (0.46)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> (0.25)
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 7.74
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 1.75
<AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING> 0
<AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE> 0
</TABLE>
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000869698
<NAME> THE GOVETT FUNDS, INC.
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 2
<NAME> GOVETT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 18,758
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 22,953
<RECEIVABLES> 699
<ASSETS-OTHER> 11
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 458
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 24,121
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 557
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 750
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 329
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 1,636
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 17,433
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 1,837
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 2,308
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> (308)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 1,265
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 4,095
<NET-ASSETS> 22,485
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 209
<INTEREST-INCOME> 0
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> (314)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> (105)
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 842
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 1,376
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 2,113
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 312
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (783)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 0
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> (3,337)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> (203)
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 423
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 118
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 17
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 372
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 23,882
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 11.19
<PER-SHARE-NII> (0.08)
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 1.13
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> 0
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 12.24
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 2.50
<AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING> 0
<AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE> 0
</TABLE>
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000869698
<NAME> THE GOVETT FUNDS, INC.
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 8
<NAME> GOVETT LATIN AMERICA FUND
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 4,555
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 5,826
<RECEIVABLES> 125
<ASSETS-OTHER> 3
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 137
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 6,091
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 0
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 100
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 76
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 176
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 5,948
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 552
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 535
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 8
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> (1,314)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 1,273
<NET-ASSETS> 5,915
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 66
<INTEREST-INCOME> 4
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> (62)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 8
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 536
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 904
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 1,448
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 222
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (204)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 0
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 1,654
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 0
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> (1,850)
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 25
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 158
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 5,040
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 7.97
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0.01
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 2.73
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> 0
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 10.71
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 2.50
<AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING> 0
<AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE> 0
</TABLE>
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000869698
<NAME> THE GOVETT FUNDS, INC.
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 7
<NAME> GOVETT PACIFIC STRATEGY FUND
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 2,580
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 2,686
<RECEIVABLES> 253
<ASSETS-OTHER> 3
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 142
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 3,084
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 80
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 200
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 87
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 367
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 4,439
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 273
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 461
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> (49)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> (1,780)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 107
<NET-ASSETS> 2,717
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 23
<INTEREST-INCOME> 2
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> (48)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> (23)
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 301
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> (7)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 271
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 94
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (282)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 0
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> (1,501)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> (26)
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> (2,081)
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 16
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 8
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 176
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 3,194
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 9.15
<PER-SHARE-NII> (0.12)
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 0.94
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> 0
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 9.97
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 2.50
<AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING> 0
<AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE> 0
</TABLE>
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000869698
<NAME> THE GOVETT FUNDS, INC.
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 5
<NAME> GOVETT SMALLER COMPANIES FUND
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 171,644
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 150,426
<RECEIVABLES> 4,432
<ASSETS-OTHER> 3
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 57
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 154,918
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 0
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 1,000
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 1,416
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 2,416
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 187,217
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 7,952
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 11,899
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> (1,481)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> (12,015)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> (21,219)
<NET-ASSETS> 152,502
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 58
<INTEREST-INCOME> 332
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> (1,871)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> (1,481)
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 831
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> (24,810)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> (25,460)
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 23,929
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (27,877)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 0
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> (107,232)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 0
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> (12,846)
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 933
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 32
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 2,442
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 190,194
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 21.83
<PER-SHARE-NII> (0.19)
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> (2.46)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> 0
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 19.18
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 1.95
<AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING> 0
<AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE> 0
</TABLE>
