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Hawera District Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. Dear Sir,— Hawera, 18th June, 1906. At my Board meeting, held to-day, the following resolution of sympathy to Mrs. Seddon, was passed, viz. : " This Board deeply regrets the untimely death of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, and that a letter be sent to the Premier, conveying the sincere sympathy of the Board to Mrs. Seddon and family in their sad bereavement." I would ask you respectfully to carry out the Board's wishes. I am, &c, The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. C. E. Parrington, Secretary. Jubilee Institute for the Blind. Honoured and Dear Sir, — Auckland, 13th June, 1906. I am instructed to inform you that at a meeting of the trustees of the Institute, held this afternoon, the following resolution was unanimously agreed to: " That the trustees of the Jubilee Institute for the Blind, in their own names and on behalf of the inmates of the Institute, place on record their most heartfelt regret at the sudden death of the late Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, the Premier of the colony." We all feel very deeply that not only the country, but also the Institute, has lost a good friend. He appreciated its work, and it had his full sympathy. I am, (fee, The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. R. Leslie Hunt, Secretary. North Canterbury Hospital Board. (Telegram.) Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Christchurch, 15th June, 1906. North Canterbury Hospital Board desires to express its deep sorrow at the decease of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, and to convey its sincerest sympathy with Mrs. Seddon and family in their greatest bereavement. George Paling, Chairman. Otago Benevolent Institution. Sir,— Moray Place, Dunedin, 15th June, 1906. The trustees of the Otago Benevolent Institution desire me to ask if you will kindly convey to Mrs. Seddon their deepest sympathy and condolence with her in the loss of her husband, and deplore the serious loss the country has sustained by the death of Mr. Seddon, the Premier, who had the interests of New Zealand so much at heart." I have, &c, The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Premier, Wellington. A. Clulee, Secretary. Palmerston North Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. Sir, — Palmerston North, 19th June, 1906. I have the honour to inform you that the following resolution was recorded in the minutes of this Board at its last meeting, and to ask if you would kindly convey the same to Mrs. Seddon and the family of the late Premier: " That this Board desires to place on record the sense it has of the great loss the colony and the Empire has sustained by the sudden and tragic death of the late Premier, Hon. R. J. Seddon, who ever spent his energy in placing the colony before the world in the brightest light; and that a letter expressing the sincere sympathy of the Board be conveyed to the widow and family of the deceased." I have, &c, The Hon. the Acting-Premier, Wellington. Walter Rutherford, Secretary. Stratford Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. Sir, — Stratford, 3rd July, 1906. I have the honour to inform you that at a meeting of this Board, held on the 26th instant, the following resolution was carried unanimously: "That this Board express their deep sympathy with Mrs. Seddon and family in their recent bereavement, and their appreciation of the high qualities of the late Mr. Seddon." And it was further resolved that a copy of the above resolution should be sent to you, with the request that you would be the means of having it conveyed to Mrs. Seddon. I have, &c, The Hon. the Premier, Wellington. A. Norman Liardet, Secretary. Thames Hospital Trustees. (Telegram.) Hon. Hall-Jones, Prime Minister's Office, Wellington. Thames, 14th June, 1906. The Chairman, the Right Rev. Monsignor O'Reilly, and the trustees of the Thames Hospital desire to express their profound sorrow and regret at the sad death of the Premier, the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, and most respectfully to tender heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the most revered wide* and the family of the late Premier in their great bereavement. The kindly interest and