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of the great work done by the late Premier as Minister of Education for the welfare of the masses, and offers its sincere condolence to his wife and family in the irreparable loss suffered by them and the nation." Yours, &c, Mrs. Seddon, Wellington. T. Harry Perm, Secretary. Tauranga School Committee. Dear Madam, — Tauranga, 12th June, 1906. On behalf of the Tauranga School Committee I beg to forward you the following resolution : " The Committee deeply deplore the sudden removal by death of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, Minister of Education, and tender heartfelt sympathy to his widow and family." In this dark hour of sorrow it will be a solace to your stricken soul to know that the great heart of New Zealand throbs in sympathy with yours. With profound regret at your irreparable loss, and ours — I am, &c, Mrs. Seddon, Wellington. Robert Badger, Secretary. Templeton School Committee. Dear Madam, — Templeton, 12th June, 1906. I am directed by the Templeton School Committee to convey to you the following resolution, viz : " That this Committee desires to place on record its great sorrow at the loss the colony has sustained by the untimely death of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, and expresses deep sympathy with Mrs. Seddon and family in their sad bereavement." I have, &c, Mrs. R. J. Seddon, Wellington. Geo. P. Kissel, Chairman. Taranaki Education Board. Dear Madam,— New Plymouth, 29th June, 1906. I have the honour, by direction of the Board, to forward you a copy of a resolution carried at the meeting held on the 26th instant: " That this Board desires to place on record its sympathy with Mrs. Seddon and her family on the death of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, late Premier and Minister of Education, and that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mrs. Seddon and to the Minister of Education." Please also accept for yourself and your family the sincere sympathy of each of the members of the office staff and the assurance of the respect held for your late husband, our respected chief. Yours, &c, Mrs. Seddon, Wellington. P. T. Whitcombe, Secretary. Te Aroha School Committee. Dear Madam,— Te Aroha, 28th July, 1906. At last meeting of the Te Aroha School Committee a resolution was unanimously adopted, and ordered to be placed on record, expressive of the Committee's deep regret at the loss sustained by the colony in general and the cause of popular education in particular through the lamented death of the late Premier and Minister of Education, the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, and also respectfully tendering the sincere sympathy of members of the Committee with you and the members of your family in the great loss you have sustained. I was directed to convey these sentiments to you. Yours, &c, Mrs. R. J. Seddon, Wellington. W. Hill, Hon. Secretary. Board of Managers of the Temuka Technical Classes Association. Dear Madam, — Temuka, 4th July, 1906. At the last meeting of the Board of Managers of the Temuka Technical Classes Association I was instructed to respectfully convey the following resolution to you : " That this Board sincerely regrets the great loss sustained by the colony through the untimely death of the Premier, the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, who, as Minister of Education, did such great service in the encouragement of educational progress throughout New Zealand ; and, further, this Board desires to express to the members of the late statesman's family its sympathy in their sudden bereavement." I am, &c, Mrs. Seddon. Alf. A. Hintz, Director. Turakina Presbyterian Maori Girls' School. Dear Madam, — Maori Girls' School, Turakina, 18th June, 1906. Kindly accept the deepest sympathy of the girls of the Turakina Presbyterian Maori Girls' School. We are very sorry to hear of his sudden death, as it is a great loss to the New-Zealanders, both Europeans and Maoris. It is only last year since he came here to open our school, and we have not forgotten his kindness in so doing. May God bless you and your family in your sad bereavement is our heartfelt prayer. Mrs. Seddon.