April 19, 2001
                    Via Courier  
                    Hodgson Morrisey
                      Deloitte & Touche LLP
                      1000 Royal Bank Centre
                      90 Sparks Street
                      Ottawa, ON
                      K1P 5T8
                    Dear Hodgson:
                    Re: March 2001 audit of the 1986-1990 Hepatitis C Settlement 
                      Trust Fund
                    Enclosed please find a copy of the March 2001 statements 
                      for the three 1986-1990 Hepatitis C Settlement Trust Fund 
                      accounts. For your reference we have included a list of 
                      unsettled trades for these accounts as at March 31, 2001. 
                      E5060 is the only account with any unsettled trades at that 
                      date. A copy of the December 2000 audited financial statements 
                      are also included for your reference.
                    Fees charged to the Fund for the last year were as follows:
                    
                       
                        | Account Code | Account Name | June 2000 | September 2000 | December 2000 | March 2001 | 
                       
                        | E5050 | 1986-90 Hepatitis C STF - Real | 5,174.63 | 5,468.37 | 5,808.16 | 5,902.04 | 
                       
                        | E5060 | 1986-90 Hep C STF - ST Bonds | 33,658.18 | 32,472.04 | 31,327.02 | 29,659.08 | 
                       
                        | E5065 | 1986-90 Hep C STF - Other | 5,522.92 | 8,921.22 | 14,537.41 | 14,148.33 | 
                       
                        | TR1037 | Hep C Transition (closed) | 0.00 | 16.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 
                       
                        | Total |  | $44,355.73 | $46,877.86 | $51,672.59 | $49,709.45 | 
                    
                    Total fees charged for the last year were $192,615.63.
                    Please contact me if you have any questions or require 
                      further information. I can be reached at (416) 308-4429. 
                      Alternatively, Marcia Lewis Brown can be contacted at (416) 
                      982-5641
                    Sincerely yours,
                    
                    Roslyn Grafstein
                      Associate, Marketing and Client Services
                    cc Marcia Lewis Brown, CFA
                      Michael Peck, CGA
                      Bruce Geddes, CFA
                      Bonnie Tough 
                      Enclosures
                    
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