UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)

                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                (AMENDMENT NO. )*

                              Hubbell Incorporated
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   443510201
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


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*  The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
   initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
   and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
   disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

   The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).


         
                                 SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 443510201
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1     Name of Reporting Person
      S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

      General Electric Investment Corporation, as Investment Adviser to certain
      entities and accounts
      I.R.S. #22-2152310
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2     Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*                  a.  |_|
                                                                         b.  |X|
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3     SEC Use Only

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4     Citizenship or Place of Organization

      State of Delaware
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                  5     Sole Voting Power
  Number of       
   Shares               3,113,890
Beneficially            --------------------------------------------------------
  Owned By        6     Shared Voting Power     
    Each                                        
  Reporting             0
   Person               --------------------------------------------------------
    With          7     Sole Dispositive Power  
                                                         
                        3,113,890
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                  8     Shared Dispositive Power
                                                
                        0
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9     Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

      3,113,890
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10    Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares* |_|


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11    Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)

      5.7% (7.3% if aggregated with the shares owned by GE Investment Management
           Incorporated)
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12    Type of Reporting Person*

      IA
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                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                 SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 443510201
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1     Name of Reporting Person
      S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

      GE Investment Management Incorporated, as Investment Adviser to certain
      entities and accounts
      (I.R.S. #06-1238874)
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2     Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*                  a.  |_|
                                                                         b.  |X|
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3     SEC Use Only

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4     Citizenship or Place of Organization

      State of Delaware
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                  5     Sole Voting Power
  Number of       
   Shares               866,084
Beneficially            --------------------------------------------------------
  Owned By        6     Shared Voting Power     
    Each                                        
  Reporting             0
   Person               --------------------------------------------------------
    With          7     Sole Dispositive Power  
                                                         
                        866,084
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                  8     Shared Dispositive Power
                                                
                        0
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9     Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

      866,084
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10    Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares* |_|


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11    Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)

      1.6% (7.3% if aggregated with the shares owned by General Electric 
           Investment Corporation)
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12    Type of Reporting Person*

      IA
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                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                 SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 443510201
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1     Name of Reporting Person
      S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

      General Electric Company
      (I.R.S. #14-0689340)
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2     Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*                  a.  |_|
                                                                         b.  |X|
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3     SEC Use Only

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4     Citizenship or Place of Organization

      State of New York
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                  5     Sole Voting Power
  Number of       
   Shares               Disclaimed (see 9 below)
Beneficially            --------------------------------------------------------
  Owned By        6     Shared Voting Power     
    Each                                        
  Reporting             0
   Person               --------------------------------------------------------
    With          7     Sole Dispositive Power  
                                                         
                        Disclaimed (see 9 below)
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                  8     Shared Dispositive Power
                                                
                        0
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9     Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

      Beneficial ownership of all shares disclaimed by General Electric Company
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10    Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares* |_|


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11    Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)

      Not applicable
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12    Type of Reporting Person*

      CO
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                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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     INTRODUCTORY NOTE: General Electric Investment Corporation ("GEIC"), as an
Investment Adviser (registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940) to
certain entities and accounts, may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of
3,113,890 shares of Class B Common Stock of Hubbell Incorporated owned by such
entities or accounts. GE Investment Management Incorporated ("GEIM"), as an
Investment Adviser (registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940) to
certain entities and accounts, may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of 866,084
shares of Class B Common Stock of Hubbell Incorporated owned by such entities or
accounts. GEIC and GEIM each expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of Shares
of Common Stock owned by filing persons other than itself. GEIC and GEIM
expressly disclaim that they are members of a "group". General Electric Company,
a New York corporation, disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares. General
Electric Company expressly disclaims that it is a member of a "group".

Item 1(a)   Name of Issuer

            Hubbell Incorporated

Item 1(b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office

            584 Derby Milford Road
            Orange, Connecticut 06477

Item 2(a)   Name of Person Filing

            General Electric Investment Corporation ("GEIC"),
                  as Investment Adviser to certain entities and
                  accounts
            GE Investment Management Incorporated ("GEIM"), as
                  Investment Adviser to certain entities and
                  accounts
            General Electric Company (see Schedule 1)

Item 2(b)   Address of Principal Business Office

            The address of the principal offices of General Electric Investment
            Corporation and GE Investment Management Incorporated is 3003 Summer
            Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06904. The address of the principal
            offices of General Electric Company is 3135 Easton Turnpike,
            Fairfield, Connecticut 06431.


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Item 2(c)   Citizenship

            General Electric Investment Corporation - Delaware
            GE Investment Management Incorporated - Delaware
            General Electric Company - New York

Item 2(d)   Title of Class of Securities

            Common Stock

Item 2(e)   CUSIP Number

            443510201

Item 3      If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or
            13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

            (a) [ ]     Broker or Dealer registered under Section
                        15 of the Act

            (b) [ ]     Bank as defined in Section 3(a) of the
                        Act

            (c) [ ]     Insurance Company as defined in Section
                        3(a)(19) of the Act

            (d) [ ]     Investment Company registered under
                        Section 8 of the Investment Company Act

            (e) [ ]     Investment Adviser registered under
                        Section 203 of the Investment Advisers
                        Act of 1940

            (f) [ ]     Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject
                        to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
                        Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see ss.240.13d-
                        1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

            (g) [ ]     Parent Holding Company, in accordance
                        with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item
                        7)

            (h) [X]     Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-
                        1(b)(1)(ii)(H)


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Item 4      Ownership

            (see cover pages and introductory note)

Item 5      Ownership of Five Percent of Less of a Class

            If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
            date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial
            owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check
            the following [ ].

Item 6      Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
            Another Person

            Not applicable.

Item 7      Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
            Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by
            the Parent Holding Company

            Not applicable.

Item 8      Identification and Classification of Members of the
            Group

            Not applicable.

Item 9      Notice of Dissolution of Group

            Not applicable


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Item 10     Certification

            By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
            belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the
            ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of
            and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of
            the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection
            with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or
            effect.


February 14, 1997             GENERAL ELECTRIC INVESTMENT
                                CORPORATION, as Investment Adviser
                                to certain entities and accounts


                              By: /s/ Alan M. Lewis
                                 ---------------------------------------
                                 Alan M. Lewis
                                 Executive Vice President


                              GE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
                                INCORPORATED, as Investment Adviser
                                to certain entities and accounts


                              By: /s/ Alan M. Lewis
                                 ---------------------------------------
                                 Alan M. Lewis
                                 Executive Vice President


                              GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY


                              BY: /s/ John H. Myers
                                 ---------------------------------------
                                 John H. Myers
                                 Vice President


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                                SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.


February 14, 1997             GENERAL ELECTRIC INVESTMENT
                                CORPORATION, as Investment Adviser
                                to certain entities and accounts


                              By: /s/ Alan M. Lewis
                                 ---------------------------------------
                                 Alan M. Lewis
                                 Executive Vice President


                                SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.


February 14, 1997             GE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
                                INCORPORATED, as
                                Investment Adviser to certain
                                entities and accounts


                              By: /s/ Alan M. Lewis
                                 ---------------------------------------
                                 Alan M. Lewis
                                 Executive Vice President


                               SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.


February 14, 1997             GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY


                              By: /s/ John H. Myers
                                 ---------------------------------------
                                 John H. Myers
                                 Vice President


                               SCHEDULE I

                         JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

     This will confirm the agreement by and between all the undersigned that the
Schedule 13G on or about this date and any amendments thereto with respect to
the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of shares of the Common Stock of
Hubbell Incorporated is being filed on behalf of each of the undersigned.


                              GENERAL ELECTRIC INVESTMENT
                                CORPORATION, as Investment Adviser
                                to certain entities and accounts


                              By: /s/ Alan M. Lewis
                                 ---------------------------------------
                                 Alan M. Lewis
                                 Executive Vice President


                              GE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
                              INCORPORATED, as Investment Adviser
                              to certain entities and accounts


                              By: /s/ Alan M. Lewis
                                 ---------------------------------------
                                 Alan M. Lewis
                                 Executive Vice President


                              GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY


                              By:  /s/ John H. Myers
                                 ---------------------------------------
                                 John H. Myers
                                 Vice President