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(Telegram.) Konini Liberals. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Konini, 16th June, 1906. All greatly grieved at our sad loss. Accept sympathy and convey same to bereaved family from Konini Liberals. The works of our late leader will live for ever. Quirk and Kelly. Liberal and Labour Federation (Makino Branch). Dear Sir,— Feilding, 13th June, 1906. The members of the Makino Branch of the Liberal Federation desire to offer their tribute of earnest condolence to you and your colleagues upon the death of our great Prime Minister and chief, the Right Hon. Mr. Seddon. You have lost a leader, colleague, and friend, and we can all the more readily sympathize with you, because we feel so deeply our own great loss Yours, &c, The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. T. G. Nicholas, Hon. Secretary Liberal and Labour Federation (Mangatainoka Branch). (Telegram.) Acting-Premier, Wellington. Pahiatua, 11th June, 1906. Mangatainoka Branch L. and L. sends its deepest sympathy in awful loss of their respected chief. John H. James. Liberal Party, Marlborough. (Telegram.) The Hon. the Premier, Wellington. Blenheim, 14th June, 1906. - On behalf of the Liberal party of the Marlborough District, I am directed to convey to you the deep and heartfelt sympathy the members feel at the loss you and your colleagues have sustained by the untimely decease of your late chief and leader, the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon. William Macey, Chairman, Committee. Marton Liberal Association. Sir,— Marton, 14th June, 1906. I have the honour, by the direction of the Marton Liberal Association, to inform you that the association has unanimously passed the following resolution, viz. : " That this association hereby expresses its deep sense of the great loss the British Empire in general and the Colony of New Zealand in particular have sustained by the death of the Right Hon. Richard Seddon ; and that it desires to offer to Mrs. Seddon and the family the sincerest sympathy in their irreparable bereavement. Yours, (fee,*] The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. E. Read, Secretary Liberal and Labour Federation (Masterton Branch). Sir, — Masterton, 14th June, 1906. I have the honour, by direction of the Masterton|Branch of the Liberal and Labour Federation of New Zealand, to convey to you a copy of a resolution passed by the branch at its meeting held this day, as follows : " That the Masterton Branch of the Liberal and Labour Federation of New Zealand wishes to place on record its deep and heartfelt sorrow at the death of the Right Hon. the Premier, Richard John Seddon, in whom the Empire has lost a statesman, the colony its greatest man, and the workers of the colony the noblest champion they have ever had ; and that the warmest sympathy of this branch be offered to Mrs. Seddon and the bereaved family in the sad blow that has fallen upon them." I have, &c, The Hon. the Premier, Wellington.| Wm. M. Easthope, Hon. Secretary. Liberal and Labour Federation (Napier Branch). (Telegram.) Hon. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Napier, 15th June, 1906. Kindly convey to Mrs. Seddon and family the following resolution : " That this branch of Liberal and Labour Federation desire to tender their sincere sympathy and condolence in the irreparable loss they have sustained by the death of our great leader." H. J. Harman, Secretary. Liberal Federation, New Plymouth. Dear Sir, — New Plymouth, 14th June, 1906. The members of the Liberal Federation of New Plymouth desire to express their heartfelt sympathy with Mrs. Seddon and family in the terrible loss which has overtaken them, and trustJthat a. Kind Providence will alleviate their grief and guard their future, J