TRIBUTES PAID

Hokitika Guardian, 13 June 1930, Page 3

TRIBUTES PAID

LATE RT. HON. R. J. SEDDON

WELLINGTON, June iO.

On- the occasion of the twentyfourth anniversary of the death of the Rt. Hon. It. J. iScddoii, friends and Party supporters of the departed statesman gathered this afternoon around the Seddon Statue in the grounds of Parliament House to pay tribute to his memory. Amongst those present were the Prime Minister (the Hon. G. W. Forbes) and members of his Cabinet and other 1110111Itei's of Parliament. A large wreath was placed, on the"’ statue this moniingiiion behalf of Air Seddon’s widow, and others which were deposited later were from the Prime Minister and his colleagues, and the Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Wapd and family; Speaking on bchall of his colleagues and the-people of Now Zealand, Air Forbes "isaid they all recognised the work Air Reddon had clone during his term of office. It was work of lasting benefit to the whole of. the Dominion. Mir Bed-don was a strong, resolute man who in the administration of the .coputry applied humanitarian piin-tv-hioh gained .for>;liim the af--fectioiT and respect of the " whole of v tiie '• .people. *; The ; f act that so many MtferF;pilesenifi.J tllatf! day after a lapse of 24 .years, to pay . tribute to him 'was' Indicative of"the" affection., y-ith .whicli ,his,luviuc,, -jvas Remembered. He ‘piaced'ctfie 1 wredtb■ on' ihe. v statue first 'of all out Jif" affectforr W Air Seddon. ancT also: to, show-.the people’s indebtedness to’him for laying ,a sure foundation for the Dominion’s future w-eD •fare.Air T. E. • ! Y.- ■ Seddon expressed thanks on behalf of his mother and other members of the family for the tributes paid to Air Seddon. Their memory of Air Seddon must lie a ■rreat inspiration for Mr Forbes as Prime . Alinister, and to others v’ho remembered Air Seddon’s public life. Mrs Seddon appreciated very much the kindly remembrance of old friends . o iij this .anniversary, and regretted she herself was unable to be present . out -account -of- ill-health. • .