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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HANCOCK JOHN INVESTORS TRUST
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		STREET 1:		101 HUNTINGTON AVE
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		CITY:			BOSTON
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SIGNATURE   SUSAN S. NEWTON
TITLE       VICE PRESIDENT

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<TYPE>EX-99.77D POLICIES
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<TEXT>
On September 14, 2004, the Trustees  approved an amendment to the Fund's by-laws
increasing the maximum applicable  dividend rate ceiling on the preferred shares
to conform  with the modern  calculation  methodology  used by the  industry and
other John Hancock funds.



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<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-99.77B ACCT LTTR
<SEQUENCE>3
<FILENAME>nsar.txt
<DESCRIPTION>NSAR LETTER
<TEXT>
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders
of John Hancock Investors Trust:

In  planning  and  performing  our audits of the  financial  statements  of John
Hancock  Investors  Trust  (hereafter  referred to as the  "Trust") for the year
ended December 31, 2004, we considered its internal  control,  including control
activities  for  safeguarding  securities,  in order to  determine  our auditing
procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements
and to comply with the requirements of Form N-SAR,  not to provide  assurance on
internal control.

The  management of the Trust is responsible  for  establishing  and  maintaining
internal control. In fulfilling this responsibility,  estimates and judgments by
management  are  required to assess the expected  benefits and related  costs of
controls.  Generally,  controls  that are  relevant  to an audit  pertain to the
entity's objective of preparing financial  statements for external purposes that
are  fairly   presented  in  conformity  with  generally   accepted   accounting
principles.   Those  controls   include  the   safeguarding  of  assets  against
unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition.

Because of inherent  limitations in internal control,  errors or fraud may occur
and not be detected.  Also,  projection of any evaluation of internal control to
future  periods  is  subject to the risk that  controls  may  become  inadequate
because of changes in conditions or that the  effectiveness  of their design and
operation may deteriorate.

Our consideration of internal control would not necessarily disclose all matters
in  internal   control  that  might  be  material   weaknesses  under  standards
established by the Public Company Accounting  Oversight Board (United States). A
material  weakness,  for  purposes of this  report,  is a condition in which the
design or operation of one or more of the internal  control  components does not
reduce to a relatively low level the risk that misstatements  caused by error or
fraud in amounts that would be material in relation to the financial  statements
being audited may occur and not be detected  within a timely period by employees
in the normal course of performing their assigned  functions.  However, we noted
no matters involving internal control and its operation,  including controls for
safeguarding  securities,  that we consider to be material weaknesses as defined
above as of December 31, 2004.

This  report is  intended  solely  for the  information  and use of the Board of
Trustees,  management  and the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  and is not
intended  to be and  should not be used by anyone  other  than  these  specified
parties.



February 10, 2005
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<TYPE>EX-99.77Q1 OTHR EXHB
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<DESCRIPTION>SUBCUSTODIAN
<TEXT>
Global Custody Network The Bank of New York's network of subcustodians extends
to 101 markets worldwide, the largest number of markets offered by any
custodian. We continually review our network to ensure that it reflects the
changing global investment decisions of our clients. The Bank's dedicated,
regional network management team monitors local economic, political, regulatory,
and industry-related events, and keeps clients apprised of changes in the
investment climate of each market. Banks are selected for the network based on a
variety of criteria, such as compliance with worldwide regulatory requirements,
competitive pricing, general market reputation, SWIFT message capabilities,
securities lending support, credit ratings, overall banking relationship with
The Bank of New York and ability to consistently meet our clients' needs. Each
bank must meet a set of stringent performance standards prior to selection,
which are reexamined during quarterly reviews and frequent on-site visits,
ensuring that our clients are uniformly provided with the best subcustodian in
each market. In its last three annual reviews of subcustodian networks, GSCS
BenchmarksTM has ranked our network among the top two in both the Overall
Network and Major Markets categories. Our list of subcustodians is as follows:
Country/ Market Subcustodian(s) Country/ Market Subcustodian(s) Argentina Banco
Rio de la Plata Indonesia HSBC Australia National Australia Bank Ltd. Ireland
Allied Irish Banks, plc Austria Bank Austria AG Israel Bank Leumi LE - Israel
B.M. Bahrain HSBC Bank Middle East Italy IntesaBCI S.p.A / BNP Paribas
Securities Services Bangladesh Standard Chartered Bank Ivory Coast Soci,t,
G,n,rale - Abidjan Belgium Banque Bruxelles Lambert Jamaica CIBC Trust &
Merchant Bank Jamaica Ltd. Benin Soci,t, G,n,rale de Banques en C"te d'Ivoire
Japan The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Limited/ The Fuji Bank, Limited Bermuda Bank
of Bermuda Limited Jordan HSBC Bank Middle East Bolivia Citibank, N.A.
Kazakhstan ABN/AMRO Botswana Barclays Bank of Botswana Ltd. Kenya Barclays Bank
of Kenya Ltd. Brazil BankBoston, N.A. Latvia Hansabanka Limited Bulgaria ING
Bank Lebanon HSBC Bank Middle East Burkina Faso Soci,t, G,n,rale de Banques en
C"te d'Ivoire Lithuania Vilniaus Bankas Canada Royal Bank of Canada Luxembourg
Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat Chile BankBoston, N.A. Malaysia HongKong
Bank Malaysia Berhad China Standard Chartered Bank Mali Soci,t, G,n,rale de
Banques en C"te d'Ivoire Colombia Cititrust Colombia S.A. Malta HSBC Bank Malta
p.l.c. Costa Rica Banco BCT Mauritius HSBC Croatia Privredna Banka Zagreb d.d.
Mexico Banco Nacional de Mexico Cyprus Bank of Cyprus Morocco Banque Commerciale
du Maroc Czech Republic Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka A.S. Namibia Stanbic Bank
Namibia Limited Denmark Danske Bank NASDAQ Europe Banque Bruxelles Lambert
Ecuador Citibank, N.A. Netherlands Fortis Bank (Nederland) N.V. Egypt Citibank,
N.A. New Zealand National Australia Bank Ltd. (National Nominees Ltd.) Estonia
Hansabank Limited Niger Soci,t, G,n,rale de Banques en C"te d'Ivoire Euromarket
Clearstream Nigeria Stanbic Merchant Bank Nigeria Limited Euromarket Euroclear
Norway Den norske Bank ASA Finland Merita Bank plc Oman HSBC Bank Middle East
France BNP Paribas Securities Services / Credit Agricole Indosuez Pakistan
Standard Chartered Bank Germany Dresdner Bank AG Palestinian Autonomous Area
HSBC Bank Middle East Ghana Barclays Bank of Ghana Ltd. Panama BankBoston, N.A.
Greece BNP Paribas Securities Services Peru Citibank, N.A. Guinea Bissau Soci,t,
G,n,rale de Banques en C te d'Ivoire Philippines HSBC Hong Kong HSBC Poland Bank
Handlowy W Warszawie S.A. Hungary Citibank Budapest Rt. Portugal Banco Comercial
Portugu^s Iceland Landsbanki Islands Qatar HSBC Bank Middle East Country/ Market
Subcustodian(s) Country/ Market Subcustodian(s) India HSBC / Deutsche Bank AG
Romania ING Bank Russia Vneshtorgbank (Min Fin Bonds only)/ Credit Suisse First
Boston AO Togo Soci,t, G,n,rale de Banques en C"te d'Ivoire Senegal Soci,t,
G,n,rale de Banques en C"te d'Ivoire Trinidad & Tobago Republic Bank Limited
Singapore United Overseas Bank Ltd/ The Development Bank of Singapore Ltd.
Tunisia Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie Slovak Republic Ceskoslovenska
Obchodni Banka, a.s. Turkey Osmanli Bankasi A.S. (Ottoman Bank) Slovenia Bank
Austria Creditanstalt d.d. Ljubljana U.A.E. HSBC Bank Middle East, Dubai South
Africa Soci,t, G,n,rale, Johannesburg / The Standard Bank of South Africa
Limited Ukraine ING Bank South Korea Standard Chartered Bank United Kingdom The
Bank of New York / The Depository & Clearing Centre (DCC) Spain Banco Bilbao
Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (BBVA) / Banco Santander Central Hispano (BSCH) United
States The Bank of New York Sri Lanka Standard Chartered Bank Uruguay
BankBoston, N.A. Swaziland Standard Bank Swaziland Ltd. Venezuela Citibank, N.A.
Sweden Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Vietnam HSBC Switzerland Credit Suisse
First Boston Zambia Barclays Bank of Zambia Ltd. Taiwan HSBC Zimbabwe Barclays
Bank of Zimbabwe Ltd. Thailand Standard Chartered Bank/ Bangkok Bank Public
Company Ltd. Finalizing Markets Evaluating: Armenia Guatemala Nicaragua Barbados
Honduras Saudi Arabia El Salvador Kuwait Uganda Georgia Macedonia Monitoring
Albania Bhutan Lesotho Mozambique Tajikistan (Emerging): Algeria Cambodia
Madagascar Myanmar Tanzania Angola Dominican Republic Malawi Nepal Turkmenistan
Azerbaijan Iran Moldova Paraguay Uzbekistan Belarus Kyrgyzstan Mongolia Syria
Yugoslavia For more information about the Bank's network of subcustodians,
please contact any of our regional departments: New York New York Singapore
Brussels Timothy Faselt Andrea Christenson Francis Braeckevelt Floriane van
Schevensteen Group Manager Regional Manager Regional Manager Regional Manager
Global Network Mgmt. Americas Asia/Pacific Europe, Middle East & Africa (212)
635-6486 (212) 635-6458 (65) 432-0231 (32-2) 545-8264 New York June 2001 Global
Network Management Global Custody Network GSCS BenchmarksTM is a registered
trademark of GSCS Benchmarks Ltd., a consulting firm based in London.
GlobalNetwork.doc 07/18/01 9:18 AM New York June 2001 Global Network Management
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