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Ngahere School Committee. Dear Madam,— Ngahere, 29th June, 1906. I am requested by the Ngahere School Committee to convey to you and your family their deepest ympathy in your and the colony's great loss by the death of your esteemed husband. I remain, &c, Mrs. Seddon. John Craig. North Canterbury District Educational Institute. Dear Madam,— The School, Opawa, 22nd June, 1906. I am instructed by the President of the North Canterbury District Educational Institute to convey to you and your family the heartfelt sympathy of the members of the Institute in the sad and sudden bereavement you have sustained, and to express on behalf of the teachers of North Canterbury their sense of the deep loss the cause of education in the colony has suffered by the death of one who had during the last fourteen years taken such an active part in furthering the best interests of both teachers and scholars. I remain, &c, Mrs. R. J. Seddon, Wellington. D. M. Shirlaw, Hon. Secretary. O'Kain's Bay School. (Telegram.) Mrs. R. J. Seddon, Wellington.- O'Kain's Bay, 12th June, 1906. Deepest sympathy with yourself and family from pupils, teachers, and Committee of O'Kain's Bay School. W. Thomas, Headmaster. Board of Governors, Otago High School. Dear Madam, — Jetty Street, Dunedin, 29th June, 1906. I have the honour, by direction of the Board of Governors, to transmit to you the following resolution which was passed at the meeting of the Board held yesterday : " The Dunedin High Schools' Board of Governors desires to place on record its deep sense of the loss sustained by the schools by the death of the Right Hon. Richard John Seddon, the late Premier, who also held the position of Minister of Education. During his term of office the constitution of the schools was changed, and the scope of their usefulness widely extended. The legislation making the schools practically free, marks an epoch in the history of education in the colony which will for all time be associated with Mr. Seddon's tenure of the offices of Premier and Minister of Education. Members of the Board share the profound grief which is felt by all at his sudden death, and offer their respectful sympathy to Mrs. Seddon, and to the members of his family." I, myself, desire to express my sincere sympathy with you and the members of your family in your sad bereavement. Yours, &c, Mrs. Seddon, Wellington. Secretary. Otago District Institute. Dear Madam, — Sawyers' Bay, sth August, 1906. I am requested by the Otago Educational Institute to convey to you and your family its deepest sympathy with you all in your recent sad bereavement. Indeed the whole" colony has been bereaved. As Minister of Education, the late Right Hon. R. J. Seddon had always the best interest of teachers at heart, and in thus conveying to you our sympathy we also express our sincere appreciation of his untiring efforts in everything that tended to the uplifting of humanity. I am, &c, Mrs. R. J. Seddon, Wellington. Oscar D. Flamank, Secretary. Otaki State School Committee. Dear Mrs. Seddon, — 15th June, 1906. I have been requested by the Committee to convey our condolence with you in your irreparable loss of a loving husband and father, and also send you a copy of the resolution passed at our monthly meeting held on Monday, 11th June : " That this school committee desires to place on record its high sense of the distinguished services rendered to the colony by the late Premier, R. J. Seddon, P.C., and respectfully tenders to his widow and family the assurance of its sympathy with them in their irreparable loss." Sincerely yours, Mrs. Seddon, Wellington. William Warn, Chairman. Otira School Committee. Dear Madam, — . Otira, Westland, 16th June, 1906 On behalf of the Otira School Committee I beg to tender you and your family our sincere sympathy in your great affliction. The Empire has lost a great statesman, and the people a true friend. Yours, &c, Mrs. Seddon. W. H. Ridsdale, Chairman,

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