EXHIBIT 23

                    PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements
Nos. 33-49367, 33-50197, 33-50199 and 33-51309 of Public Service Electric and
Gas Company on Forms S-3 of our report dated February 14, 1995 appearing in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Public Service Electric and Gas Company for
the year ended December 31, 1994.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE, LLP

Parsippany, New Jersey
February 23, 1995