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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. (TO THE GOVERNMENT.) Albany Street School Committee. Dear Sir,— Dunedin, 23rd June, 1906. On behalf of the Albany Street School Committee I have the honour to forward you, and to ask you to kindly convey to Mrs. Seddon, the following resolution of sympathy and appreciation of the late Right Hon. Mr. Seddon passed at a recent meeting of the Committee, viz : " The Albany Street School Committee learns with the most profound regret of the sudden death of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, Minister of Education, and desires to convey to Mrs. Seddon and family its deepest sympathy with them in the great and irreparable loss they have sustained ; also, that the Committee places on record its admiration for the splendid statesmanlike qualities that characterized Mr. Seddon's labours for the welfare of this colony, and especially for the keen interest he invariably displayed in all matters that contributed to the educational advancement of the rising generation." I have, &c, The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Alex. Dempster, Clerk. Aratapu School Committee. (Telegram.) Hon. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Aratapu, 14th June, 1906. On behalf of the Aratapu School Committee I tender our sincere sympathies in our terrible loss through the death of our beloved Premier. Thomas Neild, Chairman. Ashburton High School Board. Sir,— Ashburton, 6th July, 1906. I have the honour, by direction of this Board, to ask you to kindly convey to Mrs. Seddon the following resolution passed by it at its last meeting : " The Board desires to place on record its sorrow at the unexpected death of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, Premier and Minister of Education, and assures Mrs. Seddon and family of its deep sympathy in their sad bereavement." I have, &c, Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. John Davidson, Secretary. Chairman of Auroa School Committee. (Telegram.) Hon. Hall-Jones, Acting-Premier, Wellington. Auroa, 12th June, 1906. The news of Mr. Seddon's sudden end is most distressing. Have just addressed the school-children, saluted the flag, and lowered to half-mast. Dismissed children for the day and requested them to attend day of funeral with black bands on arm. Rev. J. McNeill, Chairman. Blacks School Committee. Dear Sir,— Ophir, 25th June, 1906. At a meeting of the Blacks School Committee, held in the school, Ophir, on Saturday evening, the 23rd instant, it was resolved, " That the Committee desires to place on record its profound regret for the great loss sustained by the Colony of New Zealand in the death of the Premier, the Right Eton. R. J. Seddon ; also to place on record our high appreciation of the services rendered by the late statesman to the cause of education, and to extend to the widow and family our heartfelt sympathy in their hour of sadness." I have, &c, The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Bryan Flannery, Chairman. Buckland School-children and Residents. (Telegram.) Acting-Premier, Wellington. Buckland, 21st June, 1906. Buckland school-children and residents assembled send sincere sympathy to widow and family of late Premier. Allen, Chairman. Cobden School Committee. Dear Sir,— Cobden, 26th June, 1906. The Cobden School Committee desire me to convey to you the following resolution passed at its last meeting : " That the Committee place on record its appreciation of the good work performed by the late Hon. R. J. Seddon in the cause of education." I am to kindly ask you to convey to Mrs. Seddon and family the Committee's sincerest sympathy with them in their sad bereavement. I am, &c, The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. L. D. Williams, Hon. Secretary.

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