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Wellington Operative Bootmakers' Society. Dear Sir,— Wellington, 19th June, 1906. I have the honour, on behalf of the above society, to ask you to convey to Mrs. Seddon and family their heartfelt sympathy in this their great hour of trial, and we humbly pray that the Almighty in his great hour of triumph will bestow his blessings upon those whom He in his superiority has allotted so great a burden, and may He ihhis graciousness grant unto them health and strength to bear it. I am, &c, The i Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. N. G. Binnie, Secretary. (Telegram.) Auckland Bootmakers' Union. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Auckland, I9th June, 1906. Kindly convey to Mrs. Seddon and family Bootmakers' Unions' inexpressible sorrow for their and the nation's loss. James Aggers, Secretary. Christchurch Operative Bootmakers' Society. Honourable Sir,— Christchurch, 28th June, 1906. I am directed to ask that you would convey to Mrs.[Seddon and family this society's heartfelt sympathy in their sad and sudden bereavement. We further express the hope that the humane legislation initiated by the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon will be carried out by those left in power. I am, &c., The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. . F. Robson, Secretary. New Zealand Federated Boot Trade Union. Sir,— Trades Hall, Christchurch, 2nd July, 1906. I have the honour, by direction of the above federation, to forward you the following resolution, which was carried at a meeting held this evening : " That this federation records in its minutes the deep sorrow of its members at the death of the late Premier, the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, whose public career is a lasting memorial of distinguished services to the colony, and by whose death the country has lost a strenuous leader and a great statesman ; and we respectfully ask you to forward the same to Mrs. Seddon, conveying the federation's sympathy with her and family in their late sad bereavement." I have, &c, The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Premier, Wellington. Gains R. Whiting, Secretary. Dunedin Operative Bootmakers' Union. Sir,— Main Road, Opoho, 20th June, 1906. I have the honour, by direction of my union, to inform you that the following resolution was passed at the monthly meeting held last night, and I have to ask you to be good enough to convey same to Mrs. Seddon : " That the officers and members of this union desire to express their deep regret at the death of the Premier, the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, whose untiring devotion to the people of the colony will cause his name to be revered for all time ; and we desire to tender to Mrs. Seddon and family our utmost sympathy in their bereavement." I have, &c, • The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. R. Ferguson, Secretary. Wellington Operative Butchers' Union (No. 134). Honourable Sir, — Wellington, 21st June, 1906. I am directed by the above union to respectfully ask you to convey to Mrs. Seddon and her family the sincere sympathy of the journeymen butchers of this city in the sad and terrible bereavement they have sustained by the death of the late Right Hon. R. J. Seddon. I have, &c, The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington A. H. Cooper, Secretary. Wellington Master Butchers' Industrial Union of Employers. Respected Sir, — Wellington, 18th June, 1906. By a resolution carried at the monthly meeting of the Wellington Master Butchers' Industrial Union of Employers, I was instructed to write and ask you to convey to Mrs. Seddon and family the following resolution of the above union : " That this meeting places on record a resolution of sympathy with the late Right Hon. the Premier's wife and family in their late bereavement, also the loss to the colony of so able and just an administrator, who always dealt in a fair and impartial manner in all business appertaining to the well-being of employers and employees, and, by such unbiassed actions, received the well-merited support of the people as a whole throughout the colony." I am, &c, The Hon. the Premier, W. Hall-Jones, Esq. C. T. Worth, Secretary.