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[LETTERHEAD]
May 18, 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) and 497
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 all of the forms of
Prospectuses for the Registrant and the Statements of
Additional Information for each of the following Series of
the Registrant: John Hancock Government Securities Trust,
John Hancock Investment Quality Bond Fund and John Hancock
Adjustable U.S. Government Trust dated May 15, 1995 that
would have been filed under paragraph (b) or (c) of Rule
497(j) do not differ from that contained in the most recent
registration statement amendment and the text of most recent
registration statement has been filed electronically.
Pursuant to 497(c) attached for filing with the Commission
are Statements of Additional Information for the following
Series of the Registrant: John Hancock Adjustable U.S.
Government Fund, John Hancock U.S. Government Trust and John
Hancock Intermediate Government Trust.
Sincerely,
/s/ Marilyn Lutzer
Marilyn Lutzer
