Exhibit 32.2





                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                      AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF
                         THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the filing of Amendment No. 1 on Form 10K/A to the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of South Jersey Gas Company (the "Company") for the
period ended December 31, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, David A. Kindlick, Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that, to the best of my knowledge:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.




/s/ David A. Kindlick
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Name: David A. Kindlick
Title: Chief Financial Officer
July 28, 2004