JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE CHARTER


A. Composition. The Administration Committee shall be composed of all Trustees
who are both "independent" as defined in the rules of the New York Stock
Exchange and are not "interested persons" as defined in the Investment Company
Act of 1940 of John Hancock Adviser LLC or of the Trust (the "Independent
Trustees").

B. Overview. The overall charter of the Administration Committee is: (i) to
review and comment on complex-wide matters to facilitate uniformity among the
funds; (ii) to select and nominate Independent Trustees to be added to the
Board; (iii) to oversee liaison between management and the Independent Trustees;
(iv) to review the performance of the Independent Trustees as appropriate; (v)
to review matters relating to the Independent Trustees, such as compensation,
retirement arrangements, Committee assignments and the like; (vi) to consider
matters of general corporate governance applicable to the Independent Trustees,
and (vii) when appropriate, to oversee the assignment of tasks to other
Committees.

C. Nomination of Independent Trustees

1. Selection of Trustee Nominees. Except where the funds are legally required to
provide third parties with the ability to nominate trustees, the Administration
Committee shall be responsible for (i) identifying individuals qualified to
become Independent Trustees and (ii) recommending to the Board of Trustees the
persons to be nominated for election as Independent Trustees at any meeting of
stockholders and the persons to be elected by the Board to fill any vacancies on
the Board by the death, resignation or removal of an Independent Trustee.
Persons to serve as Trustees who are not Independent Trustees shall be nominated
by the Board.

2. Criteria for Selecting Trustees. The Administration Committee shall use the
criteria and the principles set forth on Annex A, as revised from time to time,
to guide its trustee selection process. The Administration Committee shall
periodically review the requisite skills and criteria for Independent Trustees
as well as the composition of the Board as a whole. The Committee shall adopt,
and periodically review and revise as it deems appropriate, procedures regarding
trustee candidates recommended by shareholders. The current policy is attached
as Annex A.

D. Other Specific Responsibilities. The Administration Committee shall have the
following duties and powers, to be exercised at such times and in such manner as
the Committee shall deem necessary or appropriate:

1. To consider the allocation of activities among the various Committees and the
full Board, to suggest to the Committees the degree of detail in their reports
to the full Board, and to establish membership and rotation policies for
Committees.

2. To consider the number of funds under supervision by the Independent Trustees
and the ability of the Independent Trustees to discharge successfully their
fiduciary duties and to pursue self-education in mutual fund matters.

3. To propose the amount of compensation to be paid by the funds to the
Independent Trustees and to address compensation-related matters, such as
expense reimbursement policies.

4. To evaluate, from time to time, the time, energy, expertise, knowledge,
judgment and personal skills which Independent Trustees brings to the Board and
to consider retirement policies for the Independent Trustees.

5. To participate in the development of agendas for Board and Committee
meetings.

6. To consider, evaluate and make recommendations regarding the type and amount
of fidelity bond, and director and officer and/or errors and omission insurance
coverage, for the funds, the Board and the Independent Trustees, as applicable.

7. To consider, evaluate and make recommendations and necessary findings
regarding independent legal counsel and any other advisers, experts or
consultants, that may be engaged from time to time, other than as may be engaged
directly by another Committee. 8. To evaluate feedback from shareholders as
appropriate. Annex A includes procedures for shareholders to communicate with
the members of the Administration Committee.

E. Additional Responsibilities. The Committee will also perform other tasks
assigned to it from time to time by full Board, and will report findings and
recommendations to the full Board, as appropriate.

F. Governance. One member of the Committee shall be appointed as chair. The
chair shall be responsible for leadership of the Committee, including scheduling
meetings or reviewing and approving the schedule for them, preparing agendas or
reviewing and approving them before meetings, presiding over meetings, and
making reports to the full Board, as appropriate.

G. Miscellaneous. The Committee shall meet as often as it deems appropriate,
with or without management, as circumstances require. The Committee shall have
the resources and authority appropriate to discharge its responsibilities,
including the authority to retain special counsel and other advisers, experts or
consultants, at the funds' expense, as it determines necessary to carry out its
duties. The Committee shall have direct access to such officers of and service
providers to the funds as it deems desirable.

H. Review. The Committee shall review this Charter periodically and recommend
such changes to the full Board as it deems desirable.

ANNEX A

General Criteria

1. Nominees should have a reputation for integrity, honesty and adherence to
high ethical standards.

2. Nominees should have demonstrated business acumen, experience and ability to
exercise sound judgments in matters that relate to the current and long-term
objectives of the Fund(s) and should be willing and able to contribute
positively to the decision-making process of the Fund(s).

3. Nominees should have a commitment to understand the Fund(s), and the
responsibilities of a Trustee/Director of an investment company and to regularly
attend and participate in meetings of the Board and its committees.

4. Nominees should have the ability to understand the sometimes conflicting
interests of the various constituencies of the Fund, including shareholders and
the management company, and to act in the interests of all shareholders.

5. Nominees should not have, nor appear to have, a conflict of interest that
would impair the nominee's ability to represent the interests of all the
shareholders and to fulfill the responsibilities of a director /trustee.

6. Nominees shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, religion,
national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability or any other basis
proscribed by law. The value of diversity on the Board should be considered.

Application of Criteria to Existing

The renomination of existing Trustees should not be viewed as automatic, but
should be based on continuing qualification under the criteria set forth above.
In addition, the Administrative Committee shall consider the existing trustees'
performance on the Board and any committee.

Review of Shareholder Nominations

Any shareholder recommendation must be submitted in compliance with all of the
pertinent provisions of Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to
be considered by the Administration Committee. In evaluating a nominee
recommended by a shareholder, the Administration Committee, in addition to the
criteria discussed above, may consider the objectives of the shareholder in
submitting that nomination and whether such objectives are consistent with the
interests of all shareholders. If the Board determines to include a
shareholder's candidate among the slate of nominees, the candidate's name will
be placed on the Fund's proxy card. If the Administration Committee or the Board
determines not to include such candidate among the Board's designated nominees
and the shareholder has satisfied the requirements of Rule 14a-8, the
shareholder's candidate will be treated as a nominee of the shareholder who
originally nominated the candidate. In that case, the candidate will not be
named on the proxy card dis tributed with the Fund's proxy statement.

As long as an existing Independent Trustee continues, in the opinion of the
 Administration Committee, to satisfy the criteria listed above, the Committee
 generally would favor the re-nomination of an existing Trustee rather than a
 new candidate. Consequently, while the Administration Committee will consider
 nominees recommended by shareholders to serve as trustees, the Administration
 Committee may only act upon such recommendations if there is a vacancy on the
 Board or the Administration Committee determines that the selection of a new or
 additional Independent Trustee is in the best interests of the Fund. In the
 event that a vacancy arises or a change in Board membership is determined to be
 advisable, the Administration Committee will, in addition to any shareholder
 recommendations, consider candidates identified by other means, including
 candidates proposed by members of the Administration Committee. While it has
 not done so in the past, the Administration Committee may retain a consultant
 to assist the Committee in a search for a qualified candidate

Communications from shareholders

Shareholders may communicate with the members of the Board as a group or
individually. Any such communication should be sent to the Board or an
individual Trustee c/o the secretary of the Fund at the address on the notice of
this meeting. The Secretary may determine not to forward any letter to the
members of the Board that does not relate to the business of the Fund.



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