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CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	NSAR-A
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030630
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030826
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20030826

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HANCOCK JOHN INVESTORS TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000759828
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
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		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-04173
		FILM NUMBER:		03866462

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		101 HUNTINGTON AVE
		STREET 2:		JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02199-7603
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6173751702

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
		STREET 2:		101 HUNTINGTON AVENUE
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
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SIGNATURE   SUSAN S. NEWTON
TITLE       VICE PRESIDENT


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<DESCRIPTION>SHAREHOLDER MEETING
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INVESTORS TRUST

SHAREHOLDER
MEETINGS
In November 2002, the Board of Trustees adopted several amendments to the Fund's
by-laws, including provisions relating to the calling of a special meeting and
requiring advance notice of shareholder proposals or nominees for Trustee. The
advance notice provisions in the by-laws require shareholders to notify the Fund
in writing of any proposal which they intend to present at an annual meeting of
shareholders, including any nominations for Trustee, between 90 and 120 days
prior to the first anniversary of the mailing date of the notice from the prior
year's annual meeting of shareholders. The notification must be in the form
prescribed by the bylaws. The advance notice provisions provide the Fund and its
Trustees with the opportunity to thoughtfully consider and address the matters
proposed before the Fund prepares and mails its proxy statement to shareholders.
Other amendments set forth the procedures that must be followed in order for a
shareholder to call a special meeting of shareholders. Please contact the
Secretary of the Fund for additional information about the advance notice
requirements or the other amendments to the by-laws.

On March 20, 2003, the Annual Meeting of the Fund was held to elect eleven
Trustees and to ratify the actions of the Trustees in selecting independent
auditors for the Fund. Proxies covering 6,919,966 shares of beneficial interest
were voted at the meetings. The shareholders elected the following Trustees to
serve until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, with the
votes tabulated as follows:



WITHHELD

FOR
AUTHORITY
Dennis S. Aronowitz
6,806,180
113,786
Richard P. Chapman, Jr.
6,816,723
103,243
William Cosgrove
6,810,418
109,548
John M. DeCiccio
6,770,001
149,965
Richard Farrell
6,810,292
109,674
Maureen R. Ford
6,814,648
105,318
William F. Glavin
6,801,223
118,743
John A. Moore
6,809,036
110,930
Patti McGill Peterson
6,810,787
109,179
John W. Pratt
6,807,234
112,732

The shareholders also ratified the Trustees' selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP, as the Fund's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2003, with the votes tabulated as follows: 6,770,743 FOR, 45,600 AGAINST and
103,621 ABSTAINING.



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<DESCRIPTION>AMENDMENT
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Effective March 1, 2002



Effective March 1, 2002

All Closed End Funds




AMENDMENT TO BY-LAWS


RESOLVED, that the By-Laws of the Trust be and hereby are amended to add the
following:

Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes. Outstanding Shares represented in person or by
proxy (including Shares which abstain or do not vote with respect to one or more
of any proposals presented for Shareholder approval) will be counted for
purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at a meeting. Abstentions
will be treated as Shares that are present and entitled to vote for purposes of
determining the number of Shares that are present and entitled to vote with
respect to any particular proposal, but will not be counted as a vote in favor
of such proposal. If a broker or nominee holding Shares in "street name"
indicates on the proxy that it does not have discretionary authority to vote as
to a particular proposal, those Shares will be treated as Shares that are
present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining the number of Shares
that are present and entitled to vote with respect to such proposal, but will
not be counted as a vote in favor of such proposal.


bylaws\95amend.doc


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