<ARTICLE> 5 <CIK> 0000818257 <NAME> JOHN HANCOCK REALTY INCOME FUND-II LIMITED PARTNERSHIP <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1997 <CASH> 3,581,889 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 154,215 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 5,436,104 <PP&E> 19,258,208 <DEPRECIATION> 4,230,562 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 28,764,050 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 451,423 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 28,312,627 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 28,764,050 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 2,498,065 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 496,582 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 525,342 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 1,476,141 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 1,476,141 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 1,476,141 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.56 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.56