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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000856671
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0531

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		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
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		FILM NUMBER:		231103328

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
		STREET 2:		200 BERKELEY STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116
		BUSINESS PHONE:		617-663-3000

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		STREET 1:		C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
		STREET 2:		200 BERKELEY STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110214

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HANCOCK JOHN CALIFORNIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19941227

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TRANSAMERICA CALIFORNIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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