CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the use in the Statement of Additional Information and 
the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus and Proxy Statement 
constituting parts of this registration statement on Form N-14 (the "N-14 
Registration Statement") of our report dated January 24, 1997, relating to 
the financial statements and financial highlights of Prudential Government 
Securities Trust - Short-Intermediate Term Series (the "Fund"), which appears 
in its 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders which is included in such Statement 
of Additional Information and incorporated by reference in such Prospectus 
and Proxy Statement.  We also consent to the use of such report and to the 
reference to us under the heading "Custodian and Transfer and Dividend 
Disbursing Agent and Independent Accountants" in the Statement of Additional 
Information of Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the registration statement 
on Form N-1A of the Fund (the "N-1A Registration Statement"), which is 
included in the Statement of Additional Information of such N-14 Registration 
Statement and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus and Proxy Statement 
constituting part of such N-14 Registration Statement.  We also consent to 
the reference to us under the heading "Financial Highlights" in the 
Prospectus of such N-1A Registration Statement, which is incorporated by 
reference in the Prospectus and Proxy Statement of the N-14 Registration 
Statement.  We also consent to the use of our report dated August 21, 1997, 
relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of The 
BlackRock Government Income Trust (the "Trust") for the year ended June 30, 
1997, which appears in its 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders which is 
included in such Statement of Additional Information and incorporated by 
reference in such Prospectus and Proxy Statement.  We also consent to the use 
of such report and the reference to us under the heading "Custodian and 
Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent and Independent Accountants" in the 
Statement of Additional Information of Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to the 
registration statement on Form N-1A of the Trust (the "N-1A Registration 
Statement), which is incorporated by reference in the Prospectus constituting 
part of such N-1A Registration Statement.  We also consent to the reference 
to us under the heading "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus of such N-1A 
Registration Statement, which is incorporated by reference in the Prospectus 
and Proxy Statement of the N-14 Registration Statement.

PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
December 10, 1997