EXHIBIT 99-2

                  CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                       OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     The undersigned, Glenn C. Lockwood hereby certifies as follows:

     (a)  I am the Chief Financial Officer of New Jersey Resources
          Corporation (the "Company");

     (b)  To the best of my knowledge, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
          for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002 (the "Report") complies
          in all material respects with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the
          Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     (c)  To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the Report, the
          information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
          respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
          Company.

                              NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION

Date: December 20, 2002       By: /s/ Glenn C. Lockwood
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                                 Glenn C. Lockwood
                                 Senior Vice President,
                                 Chief Financial Officer

     This certificate accompanies this Report pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for
purposes of Section 18 or any other provision of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.