-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, OhFkxSY0BkUOiiAlFnINZsq3QF9gLnNzgtFrzOHbhmnPxqZso+xVe/cqZTBoj6vw koJYX6s+u3amDukiv0l77Q== 0001010521-09-000761.txt : 20091005 0001010521-09-000761.hdr.sgml : 20091005 20091005151104 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001010521-09-000761 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20091005 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20091005 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20091005 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN CALIFORNIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000856671 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-31675 FILM NUMBER: 091105373 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 601 CONGRESS STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02210 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-663-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS STREET 2: 601 CONGRESS STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02210 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TRANSAMERICA CALIFORNIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 0000856671 S000000616 HANCOCK JOHN CALIFORNIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND C000001742 Class A TACAX C000001743 Class B TSCAX C000001744 Class C TCCAX 497J 1 caltxfre.htm JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME caltxfre.htm - Generated by SEC Publisher for SEC Filing

U.S. Wealth Management

601 Congress Street

Boston, MA  02210

(617) 663-4324

Fax: (617) 663-2196

E-Mail:  nkolokithas@jhancock.com

 

Name : Nicholas J. Kolokithas

Title:     Assistant Vice President and Counsel

 

 

October 5, 2009

 

 

VIA EDGAR

 

 

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

Re:       John Hancock California Tax-Free Income Fund (the “Trust”)

                John Hancock California Tax-Free Income Fund (the “Fund”)

                File Nos.  811-05979 and 33-31675

 

            CERTIFICATE UNDER RULE 497(j)

 

Gentlemen and Ladies:

 

 

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in lieu of filing under paragraph (c) of Rule 497, the undersigned hereby certifies on behalf of the Trust that the form of prospectus and statement of additional information for the Trust that would have been filed pursuant to paragraph (c) of Rule 497 does not differ from the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, each dated October 1, 2009, contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 under the Securities Act and Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the text of which was filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 24, 2009.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

/s/Nicholas J. Kolokithas

Nicholas J. Kolokithas

Assistant Secretary

John Hancock California Tax-Free Income Fund

 

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