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Wairarapa and East Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Madam, — Carterton, 29th June, 1906. I beg to advise that at the last meeting of my committee, a resolution of profound regret was passed at the loss the country had sustained in the death of your late husband, Mr. R. J. Seddon, and I was then directed to offer you, on their behalf, their condolences with you and your family in your sad bereavement. Yours, &c, Mrs. Seddon, Wellington. H. S. Moss, Secretary. Wanganui Agricultural Association. Dear Madam, — Wanganui, 14th June, 1906. At a committe > meeting of the above association the President and members made feeling reference to the sad and untimely death of your late husband and colony's Premier. All bore eloquent testimony to the many and great qualities which he possessed in so marked a degree. I have been directed to write to you and express the association's sincere and deep sy<apathy with you and your family in your great and sudden loss. In conclusion, let me add, the members are mindful of many acts of courtesy extended to the association by the late Premier. I am, &c, Mrs. Seddon, Molesworth Street, Wellington. Selby Morton, Secretary. Westland Agricultural and Pastoral Association. (Telegrarrt.) Captain Seddon, Wellington. Hokitika, 12th June, 1906. Kindly convey to your esteemed mother, and accept on behalf of the family, the very keen regrets of the farming community of Westland at the death of your honoured and revered father, who laboured so unselfishl} for the good of humanity. The entire sympathy of the populace is with you and yours in your time of trouble. Robert Houliston, President. St. John's Ambulance Association (Auckland Centre). Dear Madam, — Mercantile Chambers, Auckland, 21st June, 1906. At a meeting of the executive committee of this centre, held yesterday, the following resolution was carried : " That the executive committee of the Auckland Centre of the St. John's Ambulance Association tender their sincere sympathy to Mrs. Seddon and her family, and trust that the God of the widow and fatherless will comfort them in their sad bereavement." Adding my personal sympathy to that of the committee, I remain, &c, Mrs. Seddon, Molesworth Street, Wellington. W. Rattray, Secretary. Auckland Automobile Association. Dear Madam, — Auckland, 9th July, 1906. At the meeting of the members of the Auckland Automobile Association I was directed to convey to you the sincere sympathy of the members with you at the great loss you have sustained by the death of your esteemed husband, the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon. Yours, &c, Mrs. Seddon, Wellington. Arthur Cleave, Hon. Secretary. Christchurch Burgesses' Association. Mrs. Seddon, Wellington. Christchurch, 16th June, 1906. The Christchurch Burgesses' Association desires to record its heartfelt sympathy for Mrs. Seddon and family in this their hour of deep distress, caused by the sudden and unexpected death of the late Pren ier. At the same time, the association feels sure that the sorrow of the nation and the relatives of the late Liberal leader will be somewhat assuaged by the knowledge that the late Right Hon. Richard J. Seddon had lived to complete a work whose magnitude and far-reaching beneficial effects has seldom fallen to the lot of any statesman. Charles James Russell, M.D., President. Civil Service Association. Dear Madam,— Wellington, 29th June, 1906. At a meeting of the executive committee of the Civil Service Association, it was resolved unanimously to convey to you and to all the members of your family the deep sympathy of the committee in the very sad and sore bereavement you have been called upon to suffer. The committee assure you that the profound feeling that prompts their condolence, and seeks for expression on this deeply painful occasion, is combined with the reverence due to the sacrcdness of your great grief and sorrow, and it is felt to be very difficult indeed to speak words of comfort whilst you are suffering under such a sudden and severe affliction ; yet the committee wish to tender their most sincere sympathy on this occasion. We remain, &c, James Rodger, Chairman pro tern. Mrs. Seddon, Wellington. C E. A. Adams, Hon. Secretary pro tern.