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For the fiscal year ended (a) 4/30/97
File number (c) 811-7167
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 to 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
Europe Growth Fund, Inc. accounts and reports for
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 decrease undistributed net investment
loss and decrease accumulated net realized gain on
investments and foreign currency transactions by
$278,360 for the year ended April 30, 1997, due to
realized and recognized currency gains during the
period.
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
April 16, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Dear Sirs:
We have read and agree with the comments contained in the
attached letter dated April 16, 1997.
Yours truly,
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
April 16, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
RE: Funds managed or administered by Prudential Mutual Fund
Management LLC (the "Funds")
Gentlemen:
At meetings held between February 18 and 20, 1997, the Board of
Directors of the Funds (see attached exhibit) approved the
engagement of Price Waterhouse LLP as their independent auditors
for their fiscal years ending after February 28, 1997 to replace
the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP effective March 1, 1997.
The reports of Deloitte & Touche LLP on the Funds' financial
statements for the past two fiscal years did not contain an
adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified
or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting
principles.
In connection with the audits of the Funds' financial statements
for each of the prior two fiscal years and in the subsequent
interim period, there were no disagreements with Deloitte &
Touche LLP on any matters of accounting principles or practices,
financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope and procedures
which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Deloitte & Touche
LLP, would have caused Deloitte & Touche LLP to make reference to
the matter in their report.
The Funds have requested Deloitte & Touche LLP to furnish them a
letter addressed to the Commission stating whether they agree
with the above statements. A copy of that letter, dated April
16, 1997 is attached hereto.
Sincerely,
Eugene S. Stark Grace Torres
Treasurer Treasurer
ESS/rr
\Gen-SECLtrPW-4-15-97.doc
Exhibit
Board of Next
Fund Director Fiscal Treasurer
Meeting
Date Year
End
The BlackRock Government 2/18/97 6/30/97 Eugene S.
Income Trust Stark
Global Utility Fund, Inc. 2/18/97 9/30/97 Grace
Torres
Prudential Allocation Fund 2/19/97 7/31/97 Grace
Torres
Prudential California 2/20/97 8/31/97 Eugene S.
Municipal Fund Stark
Prudential Distressed 2/19/97 11/30/9 Grace
Securities Fund, Inc. 7 Torres
Prudential Diversified 2/20/97 12/31/9 Eugene S.
Bond Fund, Inc. 7 Stark
Prudential Dryden Fund 2/19/97 9/30/97 Eugene S.
Stark
Prudential Equity Income 2/19/97 10/31/9 Grace
Fund 7 Torres
Prudential Europe Growth 2/21/97 4/30/97 Grace
Fund, Inc. Torres
Prudential Global Limited 2/19/97 10/31/9 Grace
Maturity Fund, Inc. 7 Torres
Prudential Government 2/20/97 2/28/98 Eugene S.
Income Fund, Inc. Stark
Prudential Institutional 2/21/97 3/31/97 Eugene S.
Liquidity Portfolio, Inc. Stark
Prudential Jennison Series 2/19/97 9/30/97 Eugene S.
Fund, Inc. Stark
Prudential MoneyMart 2/21/97 12/31/9 Grace
Assets, Inc. 7 Torres
Prudential Multi-Sector 2/19/97 4/30/97 Grace
Fund, Inc. Torres
Prudential Municipal Bond 2/20/97 4/30/97 Grace
Fund Torres
Prudential Municipal 2/20/97 8/31/97 Grace
Series Fund Torres
Prudential Pacific Growth 2/21/97 10/31/9 Eugene S.
Fund, Inc. 7 Stark
Prudential Special Money 2/21/97 6/30/97 Eugene S.
Market Fund, Inc. Stark
Prudential Structured 2/20/97 12/31/9 Eugene S.
Maturity Fund, Inc. 7 Stark
Prudential World Fund, 2/21/97 10/31/9 Grace
Inc. 7 Torres
The Global Total Return 2/19/97 12/31/9 Eugene S.
Fund, Inc. 7 Stark
The Target Portfolio Trust 2/18/97 12/31/9 Grace
7 Torres
First Financial Fund, Inc. 2/18/97 3/31/97 Grace
Torres
The High Yield Plus Fund, 2/18/97 3/31/97 Grace
Inc. Torres
To the Shareholders and
Board of Directors of
Prudential Europe Growth Fund, Inc.
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements
of Prudential Europe Growth Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") for the year
ended April 30, 1997, 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 control activities.
Generally, control activities 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
control activities include the safeguarding of assets against
unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition.
Because of inherent limitations in internal control, errors or
irregularities 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 any specific
internal control components does not reduce to a relatively low
level the risk that errors or irregularities 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, including control activities for safeguarding
securities, that we consider to be material weaknesses as defined
above as of April 30, 1997.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of
management and the Board of Directors of the Fund and the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Price Waterhouse LLP
New York, NY
June 24, 1997
