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JOHN HANCOCK [LETTERHEAD]
October 6, 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
Red Herring Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated December,
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
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Marilyn Lutzer
