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South Australian School of Mines and Industries. Dear Madam, — North Terrace, Adelaide, 11th June, 1906. At a|meeting of the council of the South Australian School of Mines, held this afternoon, I was convey to you and your family the profound sympathy of members at your husband's death, and to ask you to accept their sincere condolence. They wish me to assure you how much they deplore his untimely death, which is so great a calamity to you and to the people of New Zealand and Australasia. I have, &c, Mrs. Seddon, Wellington, New Zealand. L. Laybourne Smith, Registrar. Loyal Mount Gambier Lodge of Odd Fellows, M.U.1.0.0.F., Mount Gambier, South Australia. Dear Madam, — 15th June, 1906. In accordance with a resolution carried by the above lodge last lodge-night, 11th June, I am instructed to convey to you and your family the sympathy of the officers and brothers with you in the loss of your late husband, who always took a great interest in the welfare of friendly societies; and his loss as a public man will be very hard to replace. I remain, &c, Mrs. Seddon, New Zealand. Thomas Jas. Dodd, Hon. Secretary. United Trades and Labour Council of South Australia. Trades Council Office, Trades Hall, Crote Street, Dear Mrs. Seddon, — Adelaide, 21st June, 1906. I have the honour to inform you that at the last meeting of my council reference was made to the sad event which has plunged New Zealand in mourning, and moved with sympathy for yourself and your family the English-speaking section of the British Empire; and I was directed to forward you a copy of the following resolution, yvhich was carried unanimously : " That this council deplores the lamented death of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, and places on record its appreciation of his splendid services to the cause of industrial peace. It extends to Mrs. Seddon and family, and to the people of New|Zealand, its deepest sympathy in the great loss they have sustained." I remain, &c, F. S. Wallis, Secretary. South Australian Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. (Telegram.) Mrs. Seddon, Wellington. Adelaide, 14th!;June, 1906. South Australian Society for Pretention of Cruelty to Animals sends deepest sympathy, Jane Ennis, Hen. Secretary. Brisbane Caledonian Society and Burns Library. Dear Madam, — Colonial Mutual Chambers, Queen Street, Brisbane, 12th June, 1906. I have the honour, by the unanimous desire of my committee, to convey to you and the members of your family our heartfelt sorrow and deep regret with you at the sudden loss of your dear husband, and the severe blow not only to New Zealand but to the whole of the Australian Colonies. Hoping you will accept this token of genuine regret from the Scotsmen of Brisbane, I may state that we have ever admired the benefits and advantages our fellow-Scots have reaped through the broadminded liberal policy and able leadership of the late Premier in New Zealand. I have, &c, Mrs. Richard Seddon. Robert C. C Chalmers, Secretary. Queensland Women's Electoral League. Dear Madam, — No. 11 The Arcade, Edward Street, Brisbane, 22nd June, 1906. On behalf of the Queensland Women's Electoral League, we respectfully beg to offer you our heartfelt sympathy in the great loss which you, your family, and New Zealand have sustained by the death of your husband, the Hon. Richard Seddon. While we are aware that such a loss is irreparable in one sense, we believe you will find much comfort in the memory that your husband's life was nobly spent in the service of his adopted country, and his exceptional gifts generously used for the uplifting and betterment of his fellow-men. We do not forget—being women —that it was owing to Mr. Seddon's broad outlook and even sense of justice that the New Zealand women were the first to enjoy equal political rights yvith men. He lived to make his merit known, To mould a mighty State's decrees. Our excuse for intruding on your grief is that, knowing the widespread feeling of sympathy among the members of our league, we felt.we could not allow this melancholy occasion to pass without expressing, however inadequately, that sympathy in writing. We are, &c, Christina Corrie, President. Fannie M. C. Mackie, Vice-President. Mrs. Richard Seddon, Wellington, New Zealand. Margaret A. Ogg, Hon. Secretary.