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                                  Exhibit 23.1

                        Consent of Independent Accountant

Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

         We refer to Form S-8 Registration Statement of Hariston Corporation
("Hariston") to be dated on or about January 20, 1997 relating to 260,000 shares
of common stock of Hariston issuable upon exercise of options which have been or
may be granted under the 1996 Hariston Corporation Stock Option Plan.

         We consent to the inclusion by reference in the Registration Statement
of our audit report dated March 22, 1994 on the financial statements of Hariston
for the year ended December 31, 1993, including the consolidated balance sheet
as at December 31, 1993 and the consolidated statements of loss and deficit and
changes in financial position for the year then ended. The inclusion by
reference is made to the Form 10-K of Hariston for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1995 which contains those financial statements.

         We have read the Registration Statement and have no reason to believe
that there are any misrepresentations in the information contained therein that
is derived from the financial statements upon which we have reported or that is
within our knowledge as a result of our audit of such financial statements.

         This letter is provided to the securities regulatory authority to which
it is addressed pursuant to the requirements of its securities legislation and
not for any other purpose.

/s/ Raymond, Chabot, Martin, Pare
January 20, 1997