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[JOHN HANCOCK LETTERHEAD]
September 13, 1995
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: John Hancock Institutional Series Trust
File Nos. 811-8852; 33-86102
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 September 12,
1995 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
