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The Town Clerk, St. Albans, to Mrs. Ballance. Madam,— Borough Council Office, 9th May, 1893. I have the honour, by direction of the Council, to forward to you the following resolution : " That this Council, having heard with deep regret of the death of the Hon. J. Ballance, desires to express its deep sympathy with Mrs. Ballance in her sad bereavement." I have, &c, Mrs- Ballance. W. F. Beatson, Town Clerk.

The Town Cleek, Parnell, to Mrs. Ballance. Madam,— Eorough Council Office, 10th May, 1893. I have the honour, by direction of the Parnell Borough Council, to hand you the subjoined, a copy of resolution unanimously passed by them at their last meeting: " That this Council places on record the loss the colony has sustained by the death of Mr. Ballance, Premier of New Zealand; also its deep sympathy with Mrs. Ballance in her bereavement." I have, &c, Mrs. Ballance, Wellington. Angus A. K. Macdonald, Town Clerk.

The Town Cleek, Mosgiel, to Mrs. Ballance. Madam,— Borough of Mosgiel, 10th May, 1893. I am directed by the Mosgiel Borough Council to express to you their deep regret at the great loss the country has sustained through the death of the Hon. Mr. Ballance ; and they deeply sympathize with you in your bereavement. I have, &c, Mrs. Ballance, Wellington. Robeet Findlay, Town Clerk.

The Town Cleek, Dunedin, to Mrs. Ballance. Madam,— ' Town Clerk's Office, 12th May, 1893. I have the honour to convey to you the following resolution of the City Council of Dunedin, passed at its last meeting, and in doing so I need add no more than to say that it carries with it the heartfelt sympathy of all the members of the Council: — Resolved, " That this Council desires to place on record its deep regret at the death of the Hon. J. Ballance, late Premier of this colony, and its high appreciation of the unflagging zeal and determination with which he has ever discharged his public duties." "That the foregoing resolution be recorded in the minutes of the proceedings of this Council, and a copy of the same forwarded to Mrs. Ballance, with an expression of the Council's sincere sympathy in her sad bereavement." I have, &c, Mrs. Ballance. W. B. Taylob, Town Clerk.

The Town Cleek, Hawera, to Mrs. Ballance. Madam, — Council Chambers, 11th May, 1893. By request of this Council, I have the honour to convey to you the following resolution, which was passed at their last sitting: " This Council expresses its deep sorrow at the death of the Hon. John Ballance, late Premier of our colony, and passes this resolution for the purpose of placing on record its appreciation and recognition of his statesmanlike and humanitarian qualities, and for the services rendered by him to his adopted country." I have, &c, Mrs. Ballance. Alex. G. Beett, Town Clerk.

The Town Cleek, Timaru, to Mrs. Ballance. Madam,— Timaru Borough Council, 12th May, 1893. Lhave the honour to hand you the enclosed copy of a resolution unanimously adopted at a meeting of the Timaru Borough Council held on the Bth instant. I have, &c, Mrs. Ballance. E. H. J. Lough, Town Clerk.

(Copy of a Resolution passed at a Meeting of the Timaru Borough Council on the Bth day of May, 1893.) " That this Council desires to place on record, as a humble tribute of respect to the memory of a generous and noble-minded statesman, its deep sense of the great loss the colony has sustained by the death of the late Premier, the Hon. John Ballance, and that a letter of condolence be sent to Mrs. Ballance in her sad bereavement."

The Town Cleek, Campbelltown, to Mrs. Ballance. Honoured Madam, — Campbelltown, Bluff Harbour, 11th May, 1893. I am instructed, by resolution of the Council of the Borough of Campbelltown, to express to you their exceeding regret at the decease of the Hon. Mr. Ballance. It is the opinion of this Council that a gentleman of your late husband's attainments can ill be spared from the sphere of labour where for many years he has so prominently appeared; and that in New Zealand as a whole, and especially in political circles, his loss will be mourned as a public calamity. The Council, therefore, while feeling a natural sorrow for the public loss sustained, cannot but feel for yourself, and beg to tender you their sincerest sympathy in your sad bereavement. I have, &c, Mrs. Ballance, Wellington. D. McDougall, Town Clerk.