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[LOGO] JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
A Global Investment Managment Firm
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101 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02199-7603
March 20, 1995 John Hancock Advisers, Inc.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: John Hancock World Trust
File Nos. 811-4932; 33-10722
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) of Rule 497, I hereby certify that the form of
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated March 20, 1995 for the
above-captioned registrant 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
