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Rough Ridge Curling Club. (Telegram.) Hon. Hall-Jones, Wellington. . Rough Ridge, 19th June, 1906. Committee of management, on behalf of the Rough Ridge Curling Club, desire you to convey to Mrs. Seddon, our Patroness, our heartfelt sympathy in her recent bereavement. Arthur Islip, Secretary. Koputarua Debating Club. (Telegram.) Hon. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Koputarua, 16th June, 1906. Please convey to Mrs. Seddon sincere sympathy of Koputarua Debating Club for herself and family. Secretary. Raglan Farmers' Club. Sir,— Te Mata, 15th June, 1906. At a meeting of the Raglan Farmers' Club and the settlers in the Te Mata District the following resolution was passed, and I was instructed to forward the same to you : " That this meeting expresses its deep sorrow at the loss the colony and the Empire has sustained by the sudden death of its great statesman, the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, and offers its heartfelt sympathy and condolences with Mrs. Seddon and her family in their sad bereavement." Will you kindly convey this message to Mrs. Seddon and family. Yours, &c, W. Morgan Banhard, Chairman. The Hon. Hall-Jones, Acting-Premier, Wellington. W'aikato Farmers' Club. (Telegram.) The Hon. Acting-Premier, Wellington. Cambridge, 15th June, 1906. The Waikato Farmers' Club beg to tender their regret at the loss the colony has sustained in the death of the Premier. Kindly convey to Mrs. Seddon and family our sincerest sympathies in her irreparable loss. Martin Butler, President. Waitahuna Farmers' Club. Dear Sir, — Waitahuna, 29th June, 1906. I am directed by the Waitahuna Farmers' Club to convey, through you, to Mrs. Seddon and family the following resolution, passed unanimously in silence, members standing, at the first meeting of this society held since the death of our late beloved Premier : " That the Waitahuna Farmers' Club places on record its deep regret at the great loss the colony has sustained through the sudden death of our late Premier, the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, P.C., LL.D., and expresses its high appreciation of the many valuable services rendered by him to the colony, and also tenders to Mrs. Seddon and family its heartfelt sympathy in their sad and irreparable loss. That a copy of this resolution be sent to Mrs. Seddon through the Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Premier." I am, &c, The Hon. Hall-Jones, Premier of New Zealand. Robert McAra, Secretary. Kaiapoi Football Club. Dear Sir, — Kaiapoi, 16th June, 1906. I am instructed to forward the following resolution, passed at a general meeting of the above club : " That this meeting records its deep regret at the death of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, and the great loss inflicted thereby upon his family, the colony, and the Empire ; and forwards its sincere condolence with his widow and family, through the Acting-Premier, the Hon. Hall-Jones." I am, &c, The Hon. Acting-Premier, Wellington. Thomas Clayton, Hon. Secretary. South Canterbury Jockey Club. Sir,— Timaru, 2nd July, 1906. I am instructed to forward you the following resolution, carried at our annual meeting unanimously, and all upstanding : " That this club records on its minutes its appreciation of the many high qualities possessed by the late Right Hon. Richard John Seddon as a statesman, man, and sportsman. and also its deep sympathy with Mrs. Seddon and her family in their irreparable loss." I have, &c, Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. C. S. Fraser, Secretary.