ACCOUNTING AND LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT AMENDMENT DATED MARCH 8, 2005 The Accounting and Legal Services Agreement dated January 1, 1996, as amended July 1, 2004, between the John Hancock Funds listed on Schedule A ("Funds") and John Hancock Advisers,...

                    ACCOUNTING AND LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
                          AMENDMENT DATED MARCH 8, 2005


The Accounting and Legal  Services  Agreement  dated January 1, 1996, as amended
July 1, 2004,  between the Xxxx Xxxxxxx Funds listed on Schedule A ("Funds") and
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Advisers,  LLC  ("Administrator") is amended as follows,  effective
April 1, 2005:

  1. (B) Services.  Legal  services  shall include  services of the Xxxx Xxxxxxx
     Life Insurance Company's JH Funds legal group and responses prepared by the
     Xxxx Xxxxxxx Life  Insurance  Company legal staff on behalf of the Funds to
     subpoenas and appropriate information requests for shareholder records.


XXXX XXXXXXX FUNDS (See Schedule A)



By:  Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
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     Chief Executive Officer


XXXX XXXXXXX ADVISERS, LLC



By:  Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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     Senior Vice President, Secretary and
     Chief Legal Officer