<PAGE> PAGE 1
000 A000000 05/31/97
000 C000000 0000896923
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 DELAWARE GROUP DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND, INC.
001 B000000 811-7460
001 C000000 8005234640
002 A000000 1818 MARKET STREET
002 B000000 PHILADELPHIA
002 C000000 PA
002 D010000 19103
002 D020000 3682
003 000000 N
004 000000 N
005 000000 N
006 000000 N
007 A000000 N
007 B000000 0
007 C010100 1
007 C010200 2
007 C010300 3
007 C010400 4
007 C010500 5
007 C010600 6
007 C010700 7
007 C010800 8
007 C010900 9
007 C011000 10
008 A000001 DELAWARE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.
008 B000001 A
008 C000001 801-0000
008 D010001 PHILADELPHIA
008 D020001 PA
008 D030001 19103
008 D040001 3682
010 A000001 PRINCETON ADMINISTRATORS, L.P.
010 C010001 PRINCETON
010 C020001 NJ
010 C030001 08543
010 C040001 9095
011 A000001 PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
011 B000001 8-16267
011 C010001 NEW YORK
011 C020001 NY
011 C030001 10019
011 A000002 PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED
<PAGE> PAGE 2
011 B000002 8-27154
011 C010002 NEWARK
011 C020002 NJ
011 C030002 07101
011 A000003 SMITH BARNEY INC.
011 B000003 8-8177
011 C010003 NEW YORK
011 C020003 NY
011 C030003 10105
011 A000004 ADVEST, INC.
011 B000004 8-21409
011 C010004 HARTFORD
011 C020004 CT
011 C030004 06103
011 A000005 DAIN BOSWORTH INCORPORATED
011 B000005 8-3259
011 C010005 MINNEAPOLIS
011 C020005 MN
011 C030005 55402
011 A000006 MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INC.
011 B000006 8-7221
011 C010006 NEW YORK
011 C020006 NY
011 C030006 10080
011 A000007 FERRIS, BAKER WATTS, INCORPORATED
011 B000007 8-16427
011 C010007 WASHINGTON
011 C020007 DC
011 C030007 20006
011 A000008 JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT INC.
011 B000008 8-462
011 C010008 PHILADELPHIA
011 C020008 PA
011 C030008 19103
011 A000009 EVEREN SECURITIES, INC.
011 B000009 8-37180
011 C010009 CHICAGO
011 C020009 IL
011 C030009 60603
011 A000010 LEGG MASON WOOD WALKER, INC.
011 B000010 8-15939
011 C010010 BALTIMORE
011 C020010 MD
011 C030010 21202
011 A000011 RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.
011 B000011 8-10999
011 C010011 ST. PETERSBURG
011 C020011 FL
011 C030011 33716
012 A000001 CHASEMELLON SHAREHOLDER SERVICES, L.L.C.
012 B000001 85-5005
<PAGE> PAGE 3
012 C010001 RIDGEFIELD PARK
012 C020001 NJ
012 C030001 07660
013 A000001 ERNST & YOUNG LLP
013 B010001 PHILADELPHIA
013 B020001 PA
013 B030001 19103
013 B040001 3682
014 A000001 DELAWARE DISTRIBUTORS, L.P.
014 B000001 8-29755
015 A000001 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
015 B000001 C
015 C010001 BROOKLYN
015 C020001 NY
015 C030001 11245
015 E010001 X
018 000000 Y
019 A000000 Y
019 B000000 93
019 C000000 DELAWARECX
020 A000001 PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED
020 B000001 22-2347336
020 C000001 19
020 A000002 MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED
020 B000002 13-2655998
020 C000002 13
020 A000003 MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INC.
020 B000003 13-5674085
020 C000003 12
020 A000004 FOX-PITT, KELTON INCORPORATED
020 C000004 9
020 A000005 SMITH BARNEY INC.
020 B000005 13-1912900
020 C000005 8
020 A000006 EDWARDS (A.G.) & SONS, INC.
020 B000006 43-0895447
020 C000006 8
020 A000007 GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
020 B000007 13-5108880
020 C000007 8
020 A000008 ROBERTSON, STEPHENS & COMPANY, L.P.
020 B000008 94-2524501
020 C000008 6
020 A000009 PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
020 B000009 13-2638166
020 C000009 5
020 A000010 UBS SECURITIES LLC
020 B000010 13-3873456
020 C000010 5
021 000000 137
022 A000001 CLARKE (G.X.) & CO.
<PAGE> PAGE 4
022 B000001 13-2969143
022 C000001 30136
022 D000001 16187
022 A000002 SPEAR, LEEDS & KELLOGG
022 B000002 13-5515160
022 C000002 13259
022 D000002 25849
022 A000003 PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED
022 B000003 22-2347336
022 C000003 13823
022 D000003 18666
022 A000004 SMITH BARNEY INC.
022 B000004 13-1912900
022 C000004 14846
022 D000004 4446
022 A000005 DONALDSON, LUFKIN & JENRETTE SECURITIES CORP.
022 B000005 13-2741729
022 C000005 15302
022 D000005 3657
022 A000006 BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC.
022 B000006 13-3299429
022 C000006 8267
022 D000006 7071
022 A000007 JEFFRIES & COMPANY, INC.
022 B000007 95-2622900
022 C000007 6433
022 D000007 7442
022 A000008 BT SECURITIES CORPORATION
022 C000008 5135
022 D000008 4206
022 A000009 CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION
022 B000009 13-5659485
022 C000009 6265
022 D000009 1794
022 A000010 GOLDMAN,SACHS & CO.
022 B000010 13-5108880
022 C000010 8036
022 D000010 0
023 C000000 160453
023 D000000 110776
024 000000 N
026 A000000 Y
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 N
<PAGE> PAGE 5
045 000000 Y
046 000000 N
047 000000 Y
048 000000 0.550
048 A010000 0
048 A020000 0.000
048 B010000 0
048 B020000 0.000
048 C010000 0
048 C020000 0.000
048 D010000 0
048 D020000 0.000
048 E010000 0
048 E020000 0.000
048 F010000 0
048 F020000 0.000
048 G010000 0
048 G020000 0.000
048 H010000 0
048 H020000 0.000
048 I010000 0
048 I020000 0.000
048 J010000 0
048 J020000 0.000
048 K010000 0
048 K020000 0.000
049 000000 N
050 000000 N
051 000000 N
052 000000 N
053 A000000 N
054 A000000 Y
054 B000000 Y
054 C000000 N
054 D000000 N
054 E000000 N
054 F000000 N
054 G000000 N
054 H000000 Y
054 I000000 N
054 J000000 Y
054 K000000 N
054 L000000 N
054 M000000 Y
054 N000000 N
054 O000000 N
055 A000000 N
055 B000000 N
056 000000 Y
057 000000 N
058 A000000 N
<PAGE> PAGE 6
059 000000 Y
060 A000000 Y
060 B000000 Y
061 000000 1500
062 A000000 N
062 B000000 0.0
062 C000000 0.0
062 D000000 0.0
062 E000000 0.0
062 F000000 0.0
062 G000000 0.0
062 H000000 0.0
062 I000000 0.0
062 J000000 0.0
062 K000000 0.0
062 L000000 0.0
062 M000000 0.0
062 N000000 0.0
062 O000000 0.0
062 P000000 0.0
062 Q000000 0.0
062 R000000 0.0
066 A000000 Y
066 B000000 N
066 C000000 N
066 D000000 N
066 E000000 N
066 F000000 Y
066 G000000 N
067 000000 N
068 A000000 N
068 B000000 N
069 000000 N
070 A010000 Y
070 A020000 N
070 B010000 Y
070 B020000 Y
070 C010000 N
070 C020000 N
070 D010000 N
070 D020000 N
070 E010000 N
070 E020000 N
070 F010000 N
070 F020000 N
070 G010000 N
070 G020000 N
070 H010000 N
070 H020000 N
070 I010000 N
070 I020000 N
<PAGE> PAGE 7
070 J010000 Y
070 J020000 Y
070 K010000 N
070 K020000 N
070 L010000 N
070 L020000 N
070 M010000 N
070 M020000 N
070 N010000 Y
070 N020000 N
070 O010000 Y
070 O020000 Y
070 P010000 Y
070 P020000 N
070 Q010000 N
070 Q020000 N
070 R010000 N
070 R020000 N
071 A000000 115749
071 B000000 116934
071 C000000 274237
071 D000000 42
072 A000000 6
072 B000000 6232
072 C000000 3415
072 D000000 0
072 E000000 0
072 F000000 779
072 G000000 219
072 H000000 0
072 I000000 6
072 J000000 0
072 K000000 0
072 L000000 27
072 M000000 5
072 N000000 16
072 O000000 10
072 P000000 1533
072 Q000000 0
072 R000000 5
072 S000000 0
072 T000000 0
072 U000000 14
072 V000000 0
072 W000000 89
072 X000000 2703
072 Y000000 0
072 Z000000 6944
072AA000000 13692
072BB000000 4023
072CC010000 6400
<PAGE> PAGE 8
072CC020000 0
072DD010000 9486
072DD020000 0
072EE000000 1245
073 A010000 0.6630
073 A020000 0.0000
073 B000000 0.0870
073 C000000 0.0000
074 A000000 460
074 B000000 0
074 C000000 0
074 D000000 128499
074 E000000 28351
074 F000000 124058
074 G000000 0
074 H000000 0
074 I000000 0
074 J000000 3526
074 K000000 0
074 L000000 3826
074 M000000 31
074 N000000 288751
074 O000000 1085
074 P000000 130
074 Q000000 0
074 R010000 0
074 R020000 0
074 R030000 0
074 R040000 54687
074 S000000 0
074 T000000 232849
074 U010000 14307
074 U020000 0
074 V010000 16.28
074 V020000 0.00
074 W000000 0.0000
074 X000000 16832
074 Y000000 0
075 A000000 0
075 B000000 283221
076 000000 17.00
077 A000000 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
<PAGE> PAGE 9
086 E010000 0
086 E020000 0
086 F010000 0
086 F020000 0
087 A010000 COMMON STOCK
087 A020000 245915103
087 A030000 DDF
088 A000000 N
088 B000000 N
088 C000000 N
088 D000000 N
SIGNATURE NANCYELLEN O'RORKE
TITLE SR FUND ACCTNG MGR
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000896923
<NAME> DELAWARE GROUP DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> NOV-30-1997
<PERIOD-START> DEC-01-1996
<PERIOD-END> MAY-31-1997
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 256512093
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 280907768
<RECEIVABLES> 7351856
<ASSETS-OTHER> 491979
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 288751603
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 1085124
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 54817294
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 55902418
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 200958246
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 14307000
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 14307000
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> (2541967)
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 10037231
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 24395675
<NET-ASSETS> 232849185
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 3415332
<INTEREST-INCOME> 6231403
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> (2703151)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 6943584
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 9669779
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 6400080
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 23013443
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> (9485551)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> (1244709)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> 0
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 0
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 12283183
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 0
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 1612161
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 778785
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1533177
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 2703151
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 283221154
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 15.42
<PER-SHARE-NII> .49
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 1.12
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> (.66)
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> (.09)
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 16.28
<EXPENSE-RATIO> .83
<AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING> 54635260
<AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE> 3.82
</TABLE>
