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South Canterbury Officers' Club. Dear Sir,- Temuka, 4th July, 1906. At the monthly meeting of the South Canterbury Officers' Club, I was instructed to forward the following motion, moved by Colonel Mackenzie and Major Beckingham : " That this club records on its minutes the deep sorrow of its members at the death of the late Premier, the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, whose public career was a lasting memorial of distinguished services to the colony, and by whose death the country has lost a strenuous leader and the Empire a great statesman." I am, &c, Alf. A. Hintz, The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Lieut.-Quartermaster, Hon. Secretary. Auckland Trotting Club. (Telegram.) The Acting-Premier, Hon. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Auckland, 12th July, 1906. The stewards and committee of this club desire us to express to you their sorrow at the loss the colony has sustained in the Unexpected death of the late Premier. They characterize this loss as a national calamity. A. R. Harris, Chairman. J. Rowe, President. Otahuhu Trotting Club. (Telegram.) The Acting-Premier, Hon. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Auckland, 12th June, 1906. Please accept on behalf of the committee, stewards, and members of the Otahuhu Trotting Club their heartfelt appreciation of the great loss the colony has sustained in the death of the late Premier. Yonge, Secretary. Auckland Working-men's Club. (Telegram.) The Acting-Premier, Wellington. Strand Arcade, 12th June, 1906. Members of our club unite in the general expression of deep sympathy and great concern at the loss sustained by the people of New Zealand in the sudden death of their Premier. George Fleming, Secretary. Kaiapoi Working-men's Club. Dear Sir, —■ Kaiapoi, 14th June, 1906. On behalf of the members of the Kaiapoi Working-men's Club, I respectfully request you to convey to Mrs. Seddon and family the profound sympathy of the members with them in this their hour of sore trial and bereavement caused through the sudden death of New Zealand's illustrious Premier, the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon. Yours, &c, The Hon. Hall-Jones, Acting-Premier, Wellington. W. E. Bennett, Secretary. Palmerston North Working-men's Club. (Telegram.) Acting-Premier, Wellington. Palmerston North, 11th June, 1906. Members of Palmerston North Working-men's Club sincerely condole with Mrs. Seddon and family in sad bereavement, and recognise inestimable loss to colony. J. Y. Oliver, President. Port Chalmers Workmen's Reading-rooms. Dear Sir,— Port Chalmers, 9th July, 1906. At the annual general meeting of the Port Chalmers Workmen's Reading-rooms, the following resolution was passed, and a copy ordered to be forwarded to you : " That the meeting of members of the Port Chalmers Workmen's Reading-rooms begs to express its sincere sympathy with Mrs. Seddon and family in their sad bereavement, and regrets the loss sustained by the colony through the death of the late Right Hon. R, J. Seddon." I am, &c, Hon. W. Hull-Jones, Wellington. H G. Alberton, Jun., Hon. Secretary. Wellington Working-men's Club. Dear Sir,— Wellington, 12th June, 1906. I am directed to convey to you and all your colleagues in the Ministry a unanimous vote taken by several hundreds of the members of the Wellington Working-men's Club last evening : " They sincerely sympathize with you in the loss the colony has sustained through the death of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, feeling sure that you have lost a trusted comrade and counsellor, the colony a trusted leader that it will be very difficult to replace." Trusting that you will accept this expression of deep regret on behalf of the members. I remain, &c, Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington, John R, Morgan, Secretary,