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Palmerston North High School Board. Dear Madam, — Palmerston North, 29th June, 1906. At the monthly meeting of the Board of Governors of the Palmerston North High School held last evening I was instructed to forward you the following resolution : " That this Board desires to place on record its sense of the great loss sustained by the colony by the death of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, Premier and Minister of Education, and begs respectfully to offer its sincere sympathy to Mrs. Seddon and the members of her family in their bereavement." I have therefore to convey to you the Board's sincere sympathy in the heavy bereavement you have sustained. Yours, &c, Mrs. R. J. Seddon, Wellington. W. Hunter, Secretary. Parkhurst School Committee. (Telegram.) Mrs. Seddon, Wellington. Helensville, I9th June, 1906. The Parkhurst School Committee have on record their appreciation of the efforts put forth by Mr. Seddon in the cause of education, and express their sympathy with Mrs. Seddon and family in their great loss. James Archibald, Secretary. Pleasant Point District High School Committee. (Telegram.) Mrs. Seddon and family. Pleasant Point, 20th June, 1906. The following resolution was passed at a meeting of the Pleasant Point District High School Committee : " That this Committee and those it represents desire to express their sense at the great loss which the colony has sustained through the death of Mr. Seddon, and tender their deep sympathy to Mrs Seddon and family in their sad bereavement." J. Maze, Secretary. Pohui School Committee. (Telegram.) Mrs. R. J. Seddon, Wellington. Pohui, 20th June, 1906. On behalf of the Pohui School Committee and myself, we tender you and your family our sincere sympathy in your irreparable loss. George Tait, Chairman. Port Chalmers School Committee. Madam,— Port Chalmers, 11th July, 1906. The Port Chalmers School Committee at its last meeting, held on the sth instant, passed a resolution of deep sympathy with you and the members of your family in your sad bereavement, and placed on record the Committee's high appreciation of the magnificent services of the late Premier to this colony and its people. I have, &c, Mrs. Seddon. J. M. Harland, Secretary. Pukekohe District High School. Dear Mrs. Seddon, — Pukekohe, Auckland, 20th June, 1906. At a meeting of the District High School Committee, held on Monday evening, 18th June, the following resolution was carried unanimously, all the members standing : " That the members of the Pukekohe District High School Committee desire to express their profound sympathy with Mrs. Seddon and her family in their great bereavement, and sincerely regret the loss of such an ardent educationalist to the State as the late Premier." With sincerest sympathy, We remain, &c, J. J. Mather, Chairman. Mrs. Seddon, Wellington. J. Walter Johns, Secretary. Raglan School Committee. Dear Madam,— 21st June, 1906. At a special meeting of the Raglan School Committee, held this day, the following resolution was unanimously passed : " That this Committee, r"presenting the householders of the Raglan School district, while deeply sensible of the loss the entire colony has sustained by the loss of its Premier, the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, desires to express its conviction that the cause of education, which Department the deceased Minister represented in the Administration, has lost a true friend by his demise ; also its sincere sympathy with Mrs. Seddon and family in their sad bereavement." I have, &c, Mrs. - R. J. Seddon. W. J. Smith, Chairman. Reefton District High School. My Dear Madam,— Reefton, 16th June, 1906. At a meeting of the Committee of the Reefton High School, held on the 14th instant, I was instructed to forward you a copy of the following resolution : " That this Committee, representing the parents of Reefton and district, deeply deplore the sudden and untimely death of the Premier (Right