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Waimate High School Board. Sir, — Waimate, 20th June, 1906. 1 have the honour, by direction of the Waimate High School Board, to forward to you copy of resolution unanimously passed at meeting of the Board on the 19th instant, viz. : " That this Board desires to place on record its appreciation of the high qualities of statesmanlike ability, foresight, and devotion to public duty displayed by our late Premier, the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, and desires to express its respectful and sincere sympathy with the bereaved wife and family." Yours, &c, The Hon. W. Hall-Jones. G. H. Graham, Secretary. Waiokaraka District School Committee. (Telegram.) The Hon. the Acting-Premier, Wellington. Thames, 16th June, 1906. Committee of Waiokaraka District School tender to Mrs. Seddon and family their deep sympathy in the irreparable loss the schools have suffered on the death of the Minister of Education, the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, Prime Minister. Samuel J. Bullock, Secretary. Waipu North River School Committee. Sir,— Waipu, 19th June, 1906. I have been instructed by the above Committee to convey to you, and to ask you to convey to Mrs. Seddon and family, their realisation of the very great loss the colony as a whole, and they themselves in particular, have sustained through the very unexpected call from the Great Master, " Friend come up higher." I remain, &c, The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. John D. Sutherland, Chairman. Waitahuna School Committee. Sir,— Waitahuna, 7th July, 1906. I am directed by my Committee to convey to Mrs. Seddon through you the following resolution expressive of our sorrow and sympathy with her in her present sad affliction : " That this Committee places on record its profound regret and deep sense of the great loss the colony has sustained in the lamented death of our late Premier, the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, P.C., LLD., and deeply sympathizes with the widow and family in their hour of trouble ; and that a copy of this minute be forwarded to Mrs. Seddon, through the Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Premier of New Zealand." I am, &c, Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Premier, Wellington. Robert McCaw, Clerk. Wanganui Education Board. (Telegram.) Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Wanganui, 19th June, 1906. I am directed to inform you that this Board at its meeting last night passed the following resolution : " That this Board desires to place on record its extreme regret at the death of the Right Hon. the Premier and Minister of Education, and to express to his widow and relatives its sincere condolences for the great loss sustained in the demise of one who was so infinitely dear to them." U,j W. J. Carson, Secretary. Wellington Technical Education Board. Sir, — Technical School, Victoria Street, Wellington, 16th June, 1906. I am directed by the Wellington Technical Education Board to convey to you its sincere sympathy in your great bereavement, in accordance with the following resolution passed by the Board at a special meeting : " That this Board places on record its deep sense of the great services rendered to the State by the late Right Hon. R- J. Seddon, not only in his capacity as Premier of the colony but also in the Very important yvork which he did as Minister of Education in establishing secondary and technical education on a broad and firm basis; and that the Secretary be instructed to convey to Mrs. Seddon and family and the Ministry the sincere sympathy of the Board in their terrible bereavement". I have, &c, W. S. La Trobe, Director and Secretary. The Hon. the Acting-Premier, Wellington.