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United States Securities and Exchange Commission
OFICS Filer Support
SEC Operations Center
6432 General Green Way
Alexandria, Virginia. 22312-2413
Re: Rule 24f-2 Notice for
John Hancock Bond Fund
Registration No. 2-66906
Account No. 0000315554
CIK: 315554
Dear Gentlemen:
The purpose of this letter is to notify the Commission within two (2) months of
the end of the Registrant's Fiscal Year of the number of Registrant's
shares sold during the last fiscal year which are to be registered pursuant to
Rule 24f-2 and to pay the appropriate registration fee.
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The information required by the above referenced rule is as follows:
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Fiscal Year: April 1, 1994 to March 31, 1995
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Number of Shares previously
Registered Other than
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
Remaining Unsold at
Beginning of Fiscal Year: 0
Number of Shares registered
During Fiscal Year other than
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2: 0
Number of Shares Sold During
Fiscal Year: 6,089,184
Number of Shares Sold During
Fiscal Year Pursuant to
Rule 24f-2: 6,089,184
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United States Securities and Exchange Commission
John Hancock Bond Fund
May 23, 1995
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Attached to this Rule 24f-2 Notice, and made part hereof, is an opinion of
counsel indicating that the Securities, the Registration of which the notice
makes definite in number, were legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable
by the Registrant.
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In accordance with subsection (c) of Rule 24f-2, no registration fee for John
Hancock Bond Trust is due to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
fee computation is based upon the following:
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(1) Aggregate Sales Price of Shares
Sold During the
Fiscal Year in Reliance Upon
the 24f-2 Declaration (Based
on aggregate sale price for
all shares sold of $49,830,448 less
aggregate sale price of shares
registered pursuant to Rule 24e-2
of none) $49,830,448
Reduced By
(1) Aggregate Redemption Price
of Shares Redeemed During
the Fiscal Year and, (194,056,368)
(2) Aggregate Redemption
Price of Redeemed Shares
Previously Applied by
Fund Pursuant to Rule
24e-2 (a) Filings Made Pursuant
to Section 24(e)(1) of Investment
Company Act of 1940 $0
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Net sales applicable for fee $0
Computation of fee / 2900
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Fee $0
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United States Securities and Exchange Commission
John Hancock Bond Fund
May 23, 1995
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Any questions regarding this matter should be addressed to James J. Stokowski,
Treasurer, John Hancock Advisers, Inc., 101 Huntington Avenue, 8th floor,
Boston, MA 02199-7603, (617) 375-1652.
Very truly yours,
Joan E. Arnold
Administrative Officer
Mutual Funds
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May 24, 1995
John Hancock Bond Fund
101 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02199
Re: Rule 24f-2 Notice
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
John Hancock Bond Fund (the "Trust") is a Massachusetts business trust
organized under a written Declaration of Trust dated, executed and delivered in
Houston, Texas on November 27, 1984, as amended February 25, 1985, November 12,
1985, September 2, 1986, June 19, 1989, September 24, 1991, March 30, 1993,
April 16, 1993, March 30, 1994, April 19, 1994, July 8, 1994, and December 16,
1994 (as so amended and restated the "Declaration of Trust"). The beneficial
interests thereunder are represented by transferable shares of beneficial
interest, par value $0.01 per share.
The Trustees of the Trust have the powers set forth in the Declaration
of Trust, subject to the terms, provisions and conditions therein provided.
Pursuant to Article VI, Section 6.1 of the Declaration of Trust, the number of
shares of beneficial interest authorized to be issued under the Declaration of
Trust is unlimited. As of the date hereof, the Trustees have divided the
shares of beneficial interest into six series designated as John Hancock
Adjustable U.S. Government Trust, John Hancock Adjustable U.S. Government Fund,
John Hancock Government Securities Trust, John Hancock Intermediate Government
Trust, John Hancock Investment Quality Bond Fund and John Hancock U.S.
Government Trust. Pursuant to Article VI, Section 6.9 of the Declaration of
Trust, the Trustees are authorized to divide the shares into one or more series
of shares and one or more classes thereof. As of the date of this opinion, the
Trustees have divided the shares of the Trust into two classes, designated as
Class A and Class B. Under Article VI, Section 6.4 of the Declaration of Trust,
the Trustees may issue shares for such amount and type of consideration,
including cash and property, at such time or times, and on such terms as they
may deem best without action or approval of the shareholders.
We understand that, pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), the Trust has registered an
indefinite number of shares of beneficial
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interest under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended the (the "1933 Act").
We understand that you are about to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission a notice pursuant to Rule 24f-2 (the "Rule 24f-2 Notice")
making definite the registration of 6,089,184 shares of beneficial interest of
the Trust (the "Shares") sold in reliance upon said Rule 24f-2 during the
fiscal ended March 31, 1995.
We have examined the Declaration of Trust, the By-Laws, a certificate
of the Treasurer of the Trust to the effect that the Trust or its agent
received the consideration for the Shares of the Trust in accordance with the
terms of the Declaration of Trust, and such other documents as we have deemed
necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion, including, but not
limited to, originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our
satisfaction, of such documents, Trust records and other instruments. In our
examination of the above documents, we have assumed the genuineness of all
signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the
conformity to original documents of all submitted to us as certified or
photostatic copies, the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents
and the legal competence of each individual executing any documents.
For purposes of this opinion letter, we have not made an independent
review of the laws of any state or jurisdiction other than The commonwealth of
Massachusetts and express no opinion with respect to the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Further, we express no opinion as to compliance with any state or federal
securities laws, including the securities laws of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
Our opinion below, as it relates to the nonassessability of the shares
of the Trust, is qualified to the extent that under Massachusetts law,
shareholder of a Massachusetts business trust, such as the Trust, may be held
personally liable for the obligations of such Trust. In this regard, however,
please be advised that the Declaration of Trust disclaims shareholder liability
for acts or obligations of the Trust and provides that notice of such
disclaimer may be given in each note, bond, contract, certificate or
undertaking made or issued by or on behalf of the Trust. Also, the Declaration
of Trust provides for indemnification out of Trust property for all loss and
expense of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of his
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being or having been a shareholder of the Trust; provided, however, that no
Trust property may be used to indemnify any shareholder of any series of the
Trust other than Trust property allocated or belonging to that series.
We are of the opinion that all necessary Trust action precedent to the
issuance of the Shares has been duly taken, and that the Shares were legally
and validly issued, and are fully paid and non-assessable by the Trust, subject
to compliance with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the applicable state laws
regulating the sale of securities.
We consent to your filing this opinion with the Securities and Exchange
Commission together with the Rule 24f-2 Notice referred to above. Except as
provided in this paragraph, this opinion may not be relied upon by, or filed
with, any other parties or used for any other purpose.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Hale and Dorr
Hale and Dorr
