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                                                                PSE&G EXHIBIT 23
 
                    PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements
Nos. 33-49367 and 33-50197, 33-50199 and 33-51309 of Public Service Electric and
Gas Company on Forms S-3 of our report dated February 18, 1994 appearing in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Public Service Electric and Gas Company for the
year ended December 31, 1993.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE
 
Parsippany, New Jersey
February 25, 1994