FOURTH AMENDMENT TO
                         CONNECTICUT NATURAL GAS CORPORATION
                             UNION EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
                               (AS AMENDED AND RESTATED
                           EFFECTIVE AS OF JANUARY 1, 1989)



               The Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation Union Employee
          Savings Plan is hereby amended as follows:

               1.   The following new Section 7.08 is added to the Plan:

                    "7.08  (a)  During the period from December 6,
               1995 through December 22, 1995, Participants will be
               entitled to make an investment election under the Plan
               in addition to the one quarterly change allowed under
               the Plan.  This election will not be counted as the
               once per quarter change for any Participant who has
               already executed his quarterly change or for any
               Participant who has not yet executed a change during
               that quarter.

                         (b)  Effective December 26, 1995, the "U.S.
               Government Income Trust Fund" investment option is
               eliminated.  If any Participant who has elected to have
               amounts invested in such Fund does not affirmatively elect
               otherwise, such investment direction will be deemed to be a
               direction to invest in the Stable Value Fund, effective
               December 26, 1995, and the investment of any such amounts,
               and future contributions, if applicable, shall be invested
               instead in the Stable Value Fund."

               2.   Except as hereinabove modified and amended, the Amended

          and Restated Plan shall remain in full force and effect.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company hereby executes this Fourth

          Amendment this 31st day of October, 1995.

          ATTEST:                       CONNECTICUT NATURAL GAS CORPORATION



          Mark Dudzik                   By:  Frank H. Livingston
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                                           Its  Vice President