EXHIBIT 23
 
                    PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration
Statements Nos. 33-49367, 33-50199, 33-51309 and 33-52435 of Public
Service Electric and Gas Company on Forms S-3 of our report dated
February 14, 1996 appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of
Public Service Electric and Gas Company for the year ended December
31, 1995.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
Parsippany, New Jersey
February 22, 1996