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Residents of Stafford. (Telegram.) Mrs. Seddon, Wellington. Stafford, 19th June, 1906. At a public meeting of the residents of Stafford I was instructed to convey to you and the members of your family, on their behalf, their deepest sympathy in the death of your noble husband and the true friend of all in dear old Stafford. Truly they have lost a friend, and therefore their sympathy with you and your beloved ones is from the depth of their hearts, and they sincerely trust such an expression of their feelings may help to comfort you in this your sad time of trial. H. W. Sandle, Chairman. Residents of Stewart Island, (Telegram.) Mrs. R. J. Seddon, Wellington. Half-moon Bay, 11th June, 1906. Deepest sympathy with yourself and family in your sad bereavement for myself and people of Stewart Island. Claude R. Graves, , Chairman, Stewart Island County Council. Residents of Tepuke. (Telegram.) Mrs. R. J. Seddon, Wellington. Tepuke, 15th June, 1906. People of Tepuke desire to express heartfelt sympathy in your sad bereavement. H. J. Gill. Residents of Tuapeka County. (Telegram.) Mrs. Seddon, Wellington. Roxburgh, 15th June, 1906. On behalf of myself, residents of Tuapeka County, I desire to convey to yourself and family heartfelt sympathy in your great bereavement. J. Bennetts, County Chairman. Residents of Upper Grey Valley. Dear Madam,— Totara Flat, 21st June, 1906. We desire to unite with the vast multitudes assembled in many lands, at services in memory of your late beloved husband, in assuring you of our heartfelt sympathy with you in your great loss. The very general expression of sorrow from so many quarters must indeed emphasize to you the greatness of your loss, but we pray that He who is as Almighty to comfort as to create may have you and yours in His loving keeping, and grant you every needed consolation and blessing. You may remember that when last here, Mr. Seddon expressed a wish to meet yvith the children next time he came to Totara Flat. In the Providence of God there is to be no next time on earth. We, however, hope that the great example of thoroughness, diligence, and fidelity yvhich our departed friend showed in all walks of life may inspire many a lad to higher aims and greater attainments for the good of his fellow-men both here in New Zealand and elsewhere. We expect that thus some at least may so far follow in his steps that they too, as he has done, may in parting leave behind them " footprints on the sands of time," and earn a deserved " Well done " from our Master in Heaven. Again invoking God's best blessing on you and yours, We remain, &c, Robt. G. McDowall, James Wallace, Daniel, Thomas Cannon, Henry Erickson, T. Lamberton, J. C. Duncan, James Sharpe, Mrs. Lamberton, Patrick McKinley, E. Savage, Jessie Dixon, John 8., Peter Lugom, Thomas McKay, A. Marshall, Norman Marshall, Duncan Steele, Antonio R., John Doolan, C T. O'Connell, A. Pugh, B. McKenzie, A. McDonnell, E. Pugh, And thirty-six others. William Young, Mrs. Seddon, Wellington. Settlers of Waikopiro. Dear Madam, —■ Whetukura, near Ormondville, 20th June, 1906. The settlers of Waikopiro deeply and fervently regret the loss our Colony of New Zealand and the British Empire have sustained by the sudden death of your illustrious husband, the Right Hon. Richard John Seddon, Premier of New Zealand and its foremost statesman; and desire to tender their