INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Pre-effective Amendment No.
1 to Registration  Statement No. 333-110171 on Form N-14 of Pioneer Series Trust
II of our reports dated January 21, 2003 appearing in the Annual Reports on Form
N1-A  of  Papp  Stock  Fund,   Inc.,  Papp   America-Abroad   Fund,  Inc.,  Papp
America-Pacific Rim Fund, Inc., and Papp Small & Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. as of
and for the year ended  December  31, 2002 and to the  reference to us under the
headings "Financial Highlights" and "Experts" in this Registration Statement.

The statement of changes in net assets for the year ended  December 31, 2001 and
the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended December
31, 2001 were audited by other auditors who have ceased operations and for which
we have  expressed  no  opinion  or  other  form of  assurance.  Those  auditors
expressed an unqualified  opinion on those financial  statements in their report
dated January 17, 2002.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Phoenix, Arizona
January 15, 2004