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QUEENSTOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL. (Telegram.) Mrs. Richard Seddon, Wellington. Queenstown, 15th June, 1906. The Mayor, Councillors, and burgesses of Queenstown desire to express their very deepest sympathy with you and your family in the sad bereavement you have so suddenly met with by the death of your noble husband and the loss the colon y hiis sustained. Cyril Gudgeon, Town Clerk. Roslyn Borough Council. .Madam, — Council Chambers, 19th June, 1906. I have the honour, by direction, to forward you herewith copy of a resolution passed by the Roslyn Borough Council at its last meeting, as follows: "This Council deeply regrets the sudden death of the late Prime Minister of the colony, the Right Hon. Richard John Seddon, and expresses its high appreciation of the services rendered by him to the colony, especially in connection with the strengthening of the Imperial sentiment and drawing closer the bonds of loyalty and affection between the colonies and the Mother-country. The Council also desires to express its deep sympathy with Mrs. Seddon and her family in their bereavement." • I have, &c, Mrs. Seddon. Charles Wedge, Town Clerk. Rotorua Town Council. Dear Madam, — .. Rotorua, 15th June, 1906. I have the honour to hand you herewith the two following motions which were passed at a meeting of the Rotorua Town Council held last evening, after which the Council adjourned all business as an expression of its profound sorrow for the deiith of your beloved husband. I am, &c, Mrs. R. J. Seddon, Wellington. C. Wallnutt, Chairman. (Resolutions passed at a meeting of the Rotorua Town Council held on "the 14th day of June, 1906.) "That this Council desires to express its profound sorrow at the death of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, Premier of the colony, and also its appreciation of the great and valuable services he has rendered to New Zealand and to the Empire during his long and distinguished career." " That the Council desires to convey to the family of the late Mr. Seddon its deep and heartfelt sympathy in the great and irreparable loss which has fallen upon them." St. Kilda Borough Council. Dear Madam, — 20th June, 1906. It is with great sorrow that I have to convey to you the following resolution passed by the St. Kilda Borough Council at last night's meeting: "That this Council desires to express its heartfelt sympathy with you and your family at the untimely death of the late Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, and wishes to express to you how very much it appreciates the valuable services he has rendered to the people of New Zealand during his long term of office as Premier of the colony. I remain, (fee, Mrs. R. J. Seddon, Wellington. J. R. Dick, Town Clerk. Stratford Borough Council. Dear Madam,- -■ Town Clerk's Office, Stratford, 14th June, 1906. Permit me, on behalf of the citizens of Stratford, to convey to you our sincere and heartfelt sympathy with yourself and family in the irreparable loss you have sustained. By the death of your beloved husband the Empire loses one of her greatest statesman, the Colony of New Zealand a power for good that will never be forgotten, and we in this district a benefactor and friend. That Divine Providence will grant to you and yours strength to withstand the overwhelming blow that has befallen you is the earnest prayer of the inhabitants of this town and of Yours, &c, Mrs. R. J. Seddon, Wellington. N. J. King, Mayor. Sumner Borough Council. Madam, — Sumner, 12th June, 1906. At the meeting of this Council held to-night it was resolved, on the motion of the Mayor, " That this Council, as a mark of respect to the memory of the late Premier, do adjourn. That this Council desire to place on record its appreciation of the great services rendered to this colony by Mr. Seddon. Also, that this Council has the deepest sympathy with Mrs. Seddon and family in their bereavement, the letter conveying same to be signed by the Mayor and all Councillors." Charles Lees, Mayor. S. Johnston. Joseph Cleworth. J. Illingworth. R. Hadfield. D. L. Moore. H. W. Bullivant. T. A. Wrenn. T. D. Jeffrey. J. S. T. Matthews, Town Clerk. Mrs. R. J. Seddon, Wellington.