U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form.
Please print or type.
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1. Name and address of issuer:
John Hancock California Tax-Free Income Fund
101 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02199-7603
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2. Name of each series or class of securities for which this Form is filed
(if Form is being filed for all series and classes of securities of the
issuer, check the box but do not list series or classes):
[ X ]
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3. Investment Company Act File Number:
811-5979
Securities Act File Number:
33-31675
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4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed
August 31, 1997
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4(b). Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e. more than 90 calendar
days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year
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Note: If the Form is being filed late, interest must be paid on the
registration fee due.
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4(c). Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this Form.
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5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal
year pursuant to 24(f): $ 179,132,521
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(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed of
repurchased during the fiscal year: $ 195,390,508
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(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased
during any prior fiscal year ending no earlier than
October 11, 1995 that were not previously used to
reduce registration fees payable to the Commission.
$
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(iv) Total available redemption credits [add items 5(ii)
and 5(iii)]:
-$ (195,390,508)
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(v) Net sales - if Item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv)
[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:
$ (16,257,987)
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(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future years
-- if Item 5(i) is less than Item 5(iv) [subtract
Item 5(iv) from ITem 5(i)]: $ (16,257,987)
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(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee x 1/3,300
(See Instruction C.9): ---------------
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by Item
5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee is due): =$ NO FEE DUE
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6. Prepaid Shares:
If the response to Item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of securities that
were registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to rule 24e-2 as in effect
before October 11, 1997, then report the amount of securities (number of shares or
other units) deducted here: 766,612. If there is such a number of shares or other
units that were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2 remaining unsold at the end of the
fiscal year for which this form is filed that are available for use by the issuer in
future fiscal years, then state that number here:
none
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7. Interest due -- if this Form is being filed more than
90 days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year
(see Instruction D):
+$ -
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8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any
interest due [line 5(viii) plus line 7]:
=$ NO FEE DUE
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9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent
to the Commission's lockbox depository:
Method of Delivery:
[ ] Wire Transfer
[ ] Mail or other means
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SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of
the issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
By (Signature and Title) * /s/ Ismail Gunes
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Ismail Gunes Vice President
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Date: October 31, 1997
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* Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
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