Supplement to the John Hancock Tax Funds Prospectus dated January 1, 1998
The "Portfolio Management" section has been changed for California Tax-Free
Income Fund, High Yield Tax-Free Fund, Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund, New
York Tax-Free Income Fund and Tax-Free Bond Fund as follows:
Barry H. Evans, CFA, leads the fund's portfolio management team with Frank
Lucibella, CFA and Dianne Sales, CFA. Mr. Evans, senior vice president, joined
John Hancock Funds in 1986 and has been on the management team since 1996. Mr.
Lucibella, second vice president, has been in the investment business since 1982
and joined John Hancock Funds in 1988. He became part of the management team in
1995. Ms. Sales, vice president, has been in the investment business since 1984
and joined John Hancock Funds in 1989. She has also been part of the management
team since 1995.
February 17, 1998
TEXPS-2-98
