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Exhibit 7
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned Directors of The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
of New York (the "Company"), do hereby constitute and appoint John D.
Richardson, A. Scott Logan, John G. Vrysen, David Libbey, Stephanie Elliman or
Tracy Anne Kane, or any of them, our true and lawful attorneys to sign or
execute (i) registration statements and reports and other filings to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "1940 Act") and (ii) reports and other filings to be filed with the
SEC (or any other regulatory entity) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the "1934 Act") and to do any and all acts and things and to sign or
execute any and all instruments for me, in my name, in the capacities indicated
below, which said attorney, may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Company to comply with the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the 1934 Act, and any
rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC, in connection with such
registration statements, reports and filings made under the 1933 Act, the 1940
Act and the 1934 Act, including specifically, but without limitation, power and
authority to sign or execute for me, in my name, and in the capacities indicated
below, (i) any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to such
registration statements and (ii) Form 10-Ks and Form 10-Qs filed under the 1934
Act; and I do hereby ratify and confirm all that the said attorneys, or any of
them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney. This
Power of Attorney is intended to supersede any and all prior Power of Attorneys
in connection with the above mentioned acts.
Executed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated:
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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/s/ JOHN D. RICHARDSON Chairman of the 2/26/98
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John D. Richardson
/s/ A. SCOTT LOGAN Director; President 2/26/98
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A. Scott Logan
/s/ JOHN D. DESPREZ, III Director 2/26/98
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John D. DesPrez, III
/s/ THEODORE KILKUSKIE Director 2/26/98
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Theodore Kilkuskie
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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/s/ H. BRUCE GORDON Director 2/26/98
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H. Bruce Gordon
/s/ RUTH ANN FLEMING Director 2/26/98
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Ruth Ann Fleming
/s/ NEIL M. MERKL Director 2/26/98
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Neil M. Merkl
/s/ ROBERT C. PEREZ Director 2/26/98
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Robert C. Perez
/s/ JAMES K. ROBINSON Director 2/26/98
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James K. Robinson
/s/ BRUCE AVEDON Director 2/26/98
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Bruce Avedon
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