Exhibit 23.1


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 33-
44282 of the Honeywell Retirement Investment Plan on Form S-8 of our report
dated June 20, 1997, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of the
Honeywell Retirement Investment Plan for the year ended December 31, 1996.


Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 20, 1997