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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
[LOGO] A Global Investment Management Firm
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101 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02199-7603
July 19, 1995
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: John Hancock Bond Fund
File Nos. 811-03006; 2-66906
CERTIFICATE UNDER RULE 497(j)
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to 497(j) of Regulation C, under the Securities
Act of 1933, in lieu of filing under paragraph (b) or (c)
of Rule 497, I hereby certify that the form of Prospectus
and Statement of Additional Information dated July 17, 1995
for the above-captioned registrants that would have been
filed under paragraph (b) or (c) of Rule 497(j) does not
differ from that contained in the most recent registration
statement amendment and the text of most recent
registration statement has been filed electronically.
Sincerely,
Marilyn Lutzer
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John Hancock Advisers, Inc. - John Hancock Funds, Inc.* - John Hancock Investor
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* Member of National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
