HANCOCK JOHN CAPITAL SERIES, 497J, 1996-09-06

HANCOCK JOHN CAPITAL SERIES
497J, 1996-09-06

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Setember 6, 1996

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

Re:      John Hancock Capital Series
           John Hancock Special Value Fund
           John Hancock Independence Equity Fund
           John Hancock Utilities Fund
           File Nos. 811-1677;  2-29502

         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 August 30, 1996 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,

/s/ Marilyn Lutzer

Marilyn Lutzer