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Auckland Commercial Travellers and Warehousemen's Association. (Telegram.) Acting-Premier, Wellington. Auckland, 11th June, 1906. Accept sincere condolences 4_uckland Commercial Tra\ 7 ellers Warehousemen's Association on loss sustained by colony through death of Premier. E. B. Alexander, Secretary. National Dairy Association of New Zealand. Dear Sir,— Wellington, 25th June, 1906. I have the honour, by direction of the executive of the association, to append herewith copy of resolution passed at the annual meeting of the National Dairy Association of New Zealand (Limited), held last week at Palmerston North. I should esteem it a favour if you would convey the same to Mrs. Seddon and family : " That this meeting of the National Dairy Association desires to place on record its sense of the loss sustained by the colony and the Empire by. the death of the late Premier, the Hon. Richard John Seddon, P.G, and desires to express its sincere sympathy with Mrs. Seddon and family in their sad and sudden bereavement; and that this resolution be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and forwarded to the Acting-Premier." J. W. Foreman, Chairman. The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Joseph G. Harkness, Secretary. Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association. (Telegram.) Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Timaru, 15th June, 1906. At a meeting of board of directors of Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association great regret was generally expressed at lamented death of the late Premier, and appreciation of his great public services to Empire and colony. Will you kindly convey my directors' respectful sympathy to his widow and family in their great bereavement. J. P. Newman. United Fire Brigades' Association (Auckland District). Dear Sir,— Parnell, 20th June, 1906. The executive of the A.D.U.F.B. Association desire to convey to Mrs. Seddon and family their sincere sympathy in the great loss they have sustained by the death of our late lamented Premier, the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon. They also wish to express their appreciation of the late Premier's thoughtfulness and kindness to the fire-brigade service of the colony, more especially to the brigades forming the Northern Association. I remain, &c, The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Chas. E. Collins, Secretary. Birkenhead and Northcote Fruit-growers' Association. (Telegram.) Hon. Hall-Jones, Acting-Premier, Wellington. Birkenhead, 12th June, 1906. Please convey to Mrs. Seddon and family in sad bereavement heartfelt sympathy of members of Birkenhead and Northcote Fruit-growers' Association, also sincere regret at great loss sustained by colony in death of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon. Allan Wilson, Secretary. Napier Holiday Association. (Telegram.) - Hon. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Napier, 14th June, 1906. Members of Napier Holiday Association desire to convey to Mrs. Seddon and family and members of Government their deepest sympathy at great loss sustained through death of late deeply lamented Premier. Wellington Provincial Industrial Association. Sir,— Wellington, 13th June, 1906. I respectfully beg to inform you that the general committee of this association yesterday evening adjourned its meeting out of respect to the memory of the late Premier, R. J. Seddon, Esq., P.G, LL.D., after passing a vote of deep condolence. ' I am directed to convey to you and members of the Ministry sincere sympathy in the loss that has befallen the Colony of New Zealand by the removal by death of so able and great a statesman. I have, &c, The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. H. F. Allen, Secretary. British Medical Association (Wellington Division). Sir,— Hutt, 16th June, 1906. I have the honour to inform you that Dr. Young (President) and Dr. Purdy of Hutt (Honorary Secretary) have been appointed by the members of the Wellington Division, 8.M.A., to represent them at the funeral of the late Premier. The division includes all the members of the British Medical Association in Wellington and Taranaki Provinces. I have, &c, The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. James R. Purdy, Hon. Secretary.