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[LETTERHEAD]
April 19, 1995
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
OFICS Filer Support
SEC Operations Center
6432 General Green Way
Alexandria, Virginia. 22312-2413
Re: Rule 24f-2 Notice for
John Hancock Institutional Series Trust
- John Hancock Berkeley Bond Fund
- John Hancock Berkeley Dividend Performers Fund
- John Hancock Berkeley Fundamental Value Fund
- John Hancock Berkeley Global Bond Fund
- John Hancock Berkeley Overseas Growth Fund
- John Hancock Berkeley Sector Opportunity Fund
- John Hancock Independence Balanced Fund
- John Hancock Independence Diversified Core Equity Fund II
- John Hancock Independence Growth Fund
- John Hancock Independence Medium Capitalization Fund
- John Hancock Independence Value Fund
Registration No. 33-86102 811-8852
Account No. 0000932683
CIK: 932683
Dear Gentlemen:
The purpose of this letter is to notify the Commission within two (2) months
of the end of the Registrant's Fiscal Year of the number of Registrant's shares
sold during the last fiscal year which are to be registered pursuant to Rule
24f-2 and to pay the appropriate registration fee.
The information required by the above referenced rule is as follows:
Fiscal Year: Inception to February 28, 1995
Number of Shares previously
Registered Other than
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
Remaining Unsold at
Beginning of Fiscal Year: 0
Number of Shares registered
During Fiscal Year other than
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2: 0
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United States Securities and Exchange Commission
John Hancock Institutional Series Trust
April 19, 1995
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Number of Shares Sold During
Fiscal Year: 0
Number of Shares Sold During
Fiscal Year Pursuant to
Rule 24f-2: 0
Attached to this Rule 24f-2 Notice, and made part hereof, is an opinion of
counsel indicating that the Securities, the Registration of which the
notice makes definite in number, were legally issued, fully paid and
non-assessable by the Registrant.
In accordance with subsection (c) of Rule 24f-2, no registration fee for John
Hancock Institutional Series Trust is due to the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The fee computation is based upon the following:
(1) Aggregate Sales Price of Shares
Sold During the
Fiscal Year in Reliance Upon
the 24f-2 Declaration (Based
on aggregate sale price for
all shares sold of $0 less
aggregate sale price of shares
registered pursuant to Rule 24e-2
of $None) $0
Reduced By
(1) Aggregate Redemption Price
of Shares Redeemed During
the Fiscal Year and, (0)
(2) Aggregate Redemption
Price of Redeemed Shares
Previously Applied by
Fund Pursuant to Rule
24e-2 (a) Filings Made Pursuant
to Section 24(e)(1) of Investment
Company Act of 1940 $0
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United States Securities and Exchange Commission
John Hancock Institutional Series Trust
April 19, 1995
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Net sales applicable for fee $0
Computation of fee X.00034483
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Fee $0.00
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Any questions regarding this matter should be addressed to James J. Stokowski,
Treasurer, John Hancock Advisers, Inc., 101 Huntington Avenue, 8th floor,
Boston, MA 02199-7603, (617) 375-1652.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Joan E. Arnold
Joan E. Arnold
Administrative Officer
Mutual Funds
