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<TYPE>EX-99.14
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<FILENAME>ex14.txt
<DESCRIPTION>AUDITORS' CONSENTS
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            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form N-14 of our reports  for each of the funds below  relating to
the  financial  statements  and financial  highlights  which appear in the funds
Annual Reports to  Shareholders  of the funds,  which are also  incorporated  by
reference into the Registration  Statement. We also consent to the references to
us under the heading  "Independent  Registered  Public  Accounting Firm" in such
Registration Statement.

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Fund Name                       Annual Report Date      PWC Report Date
------------------------        ------------------      ----------------
John Hancock Patriot            9/30/06                 11/8/06
Premium Dividend Fund I
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John Hancock Patriot            6/30/06                 8/4/06
Select Dividend Trust
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John Hancock Patriot            7/31/06                 9/8/06
Global Dividend Fund
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John Hancock Patriot            5/31/06                 7/14/06
Preferred Dividend Fund
------------------------        ------------------      ----------------
John Hancock Patriot            10/31/06                12/13/06
Premium Dividend Fund II
------------------------        ------------------      ----------------


/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
March 6, 2007

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to the  Registration  Statement on Form N-14 of our report dated
July 25, 2005 relating to the financial  statements and financial  highlights in
the Annual Reports of John Hancock Patriot Preferred  Dividend Fund for the year
ended May 31, 2005, our report dated August 4, 2005 on the financial  statements
and financial  highlights in the Annual  Reports of John Hancock  Patriot Select
Dividend Trust for the year ended June 30, 2005, our report dated  September 12,
2005 on the financial  statements and financial highlights in the Annual Reports
of John Hancock  Patriot Global  Dividend Fund for the year ended July 31, 2005,
our report dated  November 11, 2005 on the  financial  statements  and financial
highlights in the Annual Reports of John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund I
for the year ended September 30 ,2005,  and our report dated December 9, 2005 on
the financial  statements and financial highlights in the Annual Reports of John
Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II for the year ended October 31, 2005.

We also  consent to the  references  to our firm under the  headings  "Financial
Highlights" and "Exhibit A" in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which are part of
such Registration Statement.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
March 6, 2007
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