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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001133228-18-001087
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180227

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			JOHN HANCOCK INVESTORS TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000759828
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
		STREET 2:		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:	HANCOCK JOHN INVESTORS TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt">Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form N-2 (<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000">333-222087; 811-04173</font>)</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;1933 Act&#8221;), the Fund and John Hancock Funds, LLC, the principal underwriter of the Fund (the &#8220;Distributor&#8221;), hereby request that the staff of the Division of Investment Management accelerate the effective date of the Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement (the &#8220;Amendment&#8221;), which was filed February 23, 2018 to become effective as soon as practicable on Thursday, March 1, 2018.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1.<font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="FONT-SIZE: 1px; DISPLAY: inline-block; WIDTH: 9pt">&#160;</font></font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Should the Commission or the staff acting pursuant to delegated authority declare the Amendment effective, such action does not foreclose any action by the Commission with respect to the filing;</font></div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">Furthermore, the Fund and the Distributor are aware that the Division of Enforcement has access to all information provided to the staff of the Division of Investment Management in connection with its review of and the Fund&#8217;s comments on this and other filings made with respect to the Registration Statement.</div>

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