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For the fiscal year ended (a) 4/30/97
File number (c) 811-6391
SUB-ITEM 77D
Policies With Respect to Security Investments
At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on February 21,
1997, the Directors approved and authorized a change in
investment policy permitting the Fund to hold up to 15% of its
net assets in repurchase agreements which have a maturity of
longer than 7 days or in other illiquid securities; and
authorized a corresponding change in the Fund's Procedures for
Determining the Liquidity of Securities having Legal or
Contractual Restrictions on Resale, as applicable.
EXHIBIT 77J
Reclassification of Capital Accounts: The Prudential
Pacific Growth Fund, Inc. accounts for and reports
distributions to shareholders in accordance with the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountant's
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 caused by applying this statement was to increase
undistributed net investment income and decrease accumulated
net realized gains by $2,449,855 for differences in the
treatment for book and tax purposes of certain transactions
involving foreign securities, currencies and withholding
taxes. 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
