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COU NTY COUNCILS. (TO THE GOVERNMENT.) Akaroa County Council. (Telegram.) Acting-Premier, Wellington. Akaroa, 12th June, 1906. Deepest sorrow and regret felt by all here on death of Premier. J. Bruce, County Chairman. Amuri County Council. Sir,— Culverden, 13th July, 1906. I have the honour, by direction of the Amuri County Council, to forward herewith copy of a resolution passed at the last meeting of the Council, expressing its feeling of the great loss sustained by the colony in the death of the late Premier, the Right Hon. Richard John Seddon, and its deep sympathy with Mrs. Seddon and her family in their sad bereavement; also to ask you to be good enough to convey the same to Mrs. Seddon at your earliest convenience. I have, &c, The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. C. Smith, County Clerk. (Resolution of the Amuri County Council, passed at a meeting held on the 9th July, 1906.) " That the Amuri County Council desires to place on record its sense of the serious loss sustained by the Colony of New Zealand in the death of the late Premier, the Right Hon. Richard John Seddon, P.C., and its appreciation of his distinguished services to the colony and the Empire generally; it also wishes to convey to Mrs. Seddon and her family its deep sympathy in their sad bereavement." Ashburton County Council. Sir,— 14th June, 1906. I have the honour, by direction of the Chairman, to forward you the following resolution: " That this Council places on record its sense of the loss the colony has experienced at the death of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, Premier of New Zealand, who during his long term of office so ably conducted the affairs of the colony to its best advantage, and that Mrs. Seddon and family be advised that this Council condoles with them in their bereavement." I have, &c, The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. J. Mainwaring, Clerk. Bay of Islands County Council. (Telegram.) Hon. William Hall-Jones, Wellington. Russell, 11th June, 1906. On behalf of the inhabitants of the Bay of Islands County, I have to inform you that the sad news of the death of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon has been received with much regret and deep sorrow, being deeply sensible of our late Premier's noble past, and the great loss our colony will sustain by his removal. Will you kindly convey to Mrs. Seddon and family our united heartfelt sympathy in their sore bereavement. Horace S. Williams, County Chairman. Bruce County Council. (Telegram.) Hon. Hall-Jones, Acting-Premier, Wellington. Milton, 13th June, 1906. Will you kindly convey to Mrs. Seddon and family the deepest sympathy of the Chairman, Councillors, and inhabitants of the County of Bruce in the irreparable loss she has sustained. Alex. Nelson, County Clerk. Cheviot County Council. (Telegram.) Hall-Jones, Wellington. Domet, 16th June, 1906. Kindly convey sympathy Mrs. Seddon and family at loss of dear husband and father, behalf Cheviot Council. Meikle, County Chairman. Clutha County Council. (Telegram.) Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Balclutha, 13th June, 1906. On behalf of Clutha County Council, I desire to'express sincere sympathy with the Government and colonists generally in the loss sustained by the sudden death of our illustrious statesman, the late Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, and also desire you to convey to Mrs. Seddon and family our deepest sympathy in their sad and sudden bereavement. A. C. Saunders, Chairman.