"MY HOME IS IN NEW ZEALAND."
AN INTERESTING REMINISCENCE.
Just before Mr Seddon left in April, 1902, to attend the Premiers' Conference, a report was current that he would not return to the colony, but would receive an Imperial appointment in recognition of his services, particularly in the sending of so many contingents to the Boer war. A mer - lii r of the Duncdin " Star's" reporting •t iff, who attended the Nelson jubilee •elebrations in March of that year, returned to Wellington with the Premier ■md party, and on the Tutanekai asked i M r Seddon if he had any objection to! state whether there was any foundation for the reporl. His answer was:— "My home is in New Zea'and, and [ intend to live and be buried in it. My place is as a leader of the Liberal Party, and I shall not leave them while they want my services." In this connection it may be mentioned that many years ago Mr Seddon set apart the site of his last resting place. It is in the little township of Stafford, near Hokitika, on his own beloved West Coast. The bodies of some members of our late Premier's family are buried there.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8137, 18 June 1906, Page 3
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