CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to Registration
Statement No. 33-21803 of Morgan Stanley California Tax-Free Daily Income Trust,
on Form N-1A of our report dated February 7, 2003, appearing in the Prospectus
and incorporated by reference in the Statement of Additional Information, and to
the references to us under the captions "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus
and "Custodian and Independent Auditors" and "Experts" in the Statement of
Additional Information, both of which are part of such Registration Statement.




Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
February 24, 2003