THE LAST DESPATCH.
JUST LEAVING FOR GOD’S OWN COUNTBY.
.(Per Piess Aaiociaßon.) Wellington, last night. Tbe last telegram despatobed by lhe late Premier was to Mr Bant, Premier of Viotoria, namely:— " Jost leaving for God’s Own Country."
OFFICIAL GAZETTE
(P#r Press Association.) Wellington, last night | The following extraordinary Gazette was published to-day:—"lt is with deep rogret I have to annonnoe the death of the Bight Hon. Richard John Seddon, PC., Prime Mioister of New Zealand, on board •the s.s. .Oswestry Grange at seaon the
evening of Sunday, tho 10th day of June, at 26 minutes past six o’clock, 16 hours after leatiog Sydnoy for Now Zealand. "Officers of tho service throughout tho oolony are relieved from duty to-day and to morrow, and only urgont publio business will be transacted until tho day of the funeral, when tho whole of tho publio offices throughout tho oolony will bo closed.
"(Signed) Wm. HALL-JONES. '
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1781, 12 June 1906, Page 3
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