EXHIBIT (14)(A)



                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


         We consent to the use in this  Registration  Statement  on Form N-14 of
Eaton Vance  Investment  Trust (1933 Act File No.  33-1121) of our reports  each
dated  April  30,  1999 on the  financial  statements,  supplementary  data  and
financial highlights of Eaton Vance Connecticut Limited Maturity Municipals Fund
and Connecticut Limited Maturity Municipals  Portfolio included in the March 31,
1999 Annual Report to Shareholders of the Funds.

         We also consent to the  reference to our Firm under the heading  "State
Funds Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus.

                                           /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
                                           DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

August 23, 1999
Boston, Massachusetts