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NEWTON TITLE VICE PRESIDENT EX-27.2A 2
6 021 JOHN HANCOCK MASSACHUSETTS TAX-FREE INCOME FUND - CLASS A 6-MOS AUG-31-1997 SEP-01-1996 FEB-28-1997 52,909,010 55,706,599 816,968 2,012 0 56,525,579 0 0 233,969 233,969 0 54,028,898 4,642,176 4,731,610 4,189 0 539,264 0 2,797,787 56,291,610 0 1,775,969 0 197,237 1,578,732 79,011 1,410,809 3,068,552 0 1,573,965 0 0 299,955 477,397 88,008 1,122,848 5,145 618,275 0 0 140,333 0 307,944 56,066,414 11.66 0.33 0.32 0.33 0 0 11.98 0.71 0 0

EX-27.2B 3
6 022 JOHN HANCOCK MASSACHUSETTS TAX-FREE INCOME FUND - CLASS B 6-MOS AUG-31-1997 SEP-01-1996 FEB-28-1997 52,909,010 55,706,599 816,968 2,012 0 56,525,579 0 0 233,969 233,969 0 54,028,898 57,739 4,731,610 4,189 0 539,264 0 2,797,787 56,291,610 0 1,775,969 0 197,237 1,578,732 79,011 1,410,809 3,068,552 0 5,723 0 0 57,546 176 369 1,122,848 5,145 618,275 0 0 140,333 0 307,944 271,837 11.84 0.25 0.14 0.25 0 0 11.98 1.41 0 0

EX-27.3A 4
6 031 JOHN HANCOCK NEW YORK TAX-FREE INCOME FUND-CLASS A 6-MOS AUG-31-1997 SEP-01-1996 FEB-28-1997 52,378,148 55,438,884 1,835,058 2,044 0 57,275,986 0 0 307,062 307,062 0 54,437,211 4,654,311 4,753,390 17,601 0 546,825 0 3,060,937 56,968,924 0 1,817,492 0 201,122 1,616,370 26,030 1,054,586 2,696,986 0 1,607,421 0 0 299,756 494,437 95,602 740,173 15,420 572,855 0 0 143,038 0 314,766 57,097,472 11.83 0.34 0.23 0.34 0 0 12.06 0.71 0 0

EX-27.3B 5
6 032 JOHN HANCOCK NEW YORK TAX-FREE INCOME FUND-CLASS B 6-MOS AUG-31-1997 SEP-01-1996 FEB-28-1997 52,378,148 55,438,884 1,835,058 2,044 0 57,275,986 0 0 307,062 307,062 0 54,437,211 70,499 0 17,601 0 546,825 0 3,060,937 56,968,924 0 1,817,492 0 201,122 1,616,370 26,030 1,054,586 2,696,986 0 6,768 0 0 71,181 1,115 433 740,173 15,420 572,855 0 0 143,038 0 314,766 338,178 11.99 0.25 0.07 0.25 0 0 12.06 1.41 0 0

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