CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

We consent to the use in this Post Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 333-105202 of our report dated November 12, 2004 (except for Note 8, as to which the date is March 14, 2005), relating to the financial statement of streetTRACKS^® Gold Trust, appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of such Registration Statement and to the reference to us under the headings "Selected Financial Information" and "Experts" in such Prospectus. 

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP 

New York, New York
June 3, 2005