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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4


        We hereby consent to (i) any references to our firm, or (ii) any
references to advice rendered by our firm and contained in that certain
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of MAXXAM Group Holdings Inc. dated 
December   , 1996, relating to $100,000,000 of Senior Secured Notes due 2003.



December 24, 1996              WHARTON, LEVIN, EHRMANTRAUT, KLEIN & NASH, P.A.

                               /s/ JOHN D. KLEIN