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Prohibition Party of New South Wales. Dear Sir,— Sydney, 20th June, 1906. I have been instructed to convey, through you, to Mrs. Seddon and family the deep sympathy of the general committee of the Prohibition party of New South Wales on the great loss they have sustained by the lamentable and terribly sudden death of Mr. Seddon. The Prohibitionists of this State warmly appreciated the services rendered to humanity by Mr. Seddon, in passing through Parliament advanced liquor-legislation, and feel deeply the great loss the world has sustained by his awfully sudden death. I have, &c, The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. G. D. Clark, Secretary. New South Wales Sawmill and Timber-yard Employees' Association Industrial Union of Employees. Sir, — Trades Hall, Goulburn Street, Sydney, 15th June, 1906. Kindly convey to Mrs. R. Seddon and family, and also the people of New Zealand, the deepest sympathy of the members of the above association in their sad bereavement through the untimely end of the late Premier, which is viewed by the members of my association as a national calamity. I remain, (fee, The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Alfred E. Johns, Secretary. Lodge Sunny South, New South Wales. Dear Sir,— Sydney, 12th June, 1906. At the regular monthly meeting of Lodge Sunny South, held last evening, I was directed to request that you would be so good as to convey to the widow and relatives of the late Right Hon. R. J. Seddon the substance of a resolution passed by the lodge, expressing its deep sympathy and regret at his death. Our members feel that the loss will be keenly felt, not only by those of his family left behind but by all classes in the colony which has benefited so much by his devotion to its welfare and his desire to do good to his fellow-men. Trusting that our sympathy may be accepted in the kindly spirit in which it is given. i am, &c, F. E. Lomas, P.M., Secretary. The Private Secretary, Prime Minister's Office, Wellington, New Zealand. Victorian Board of Directors of Australian Natives' Association. Sir,— Melbourne, 15th June, 1906. I have the honour, by direction, to convey to you the following copy of a resolution passed at a meeting of the Victorian board of directors of this association, held on the 13th instant: " That this association deplores the untimely death of the Right Hon. Richard Seddon, P.G, &c, Premier of New Zealand; and places on record its high appreciation of his statesmanlike and patriotic services to his colony and the Empire, his manly and sterling character, and his self-sacrificing devotion to national duty." I have, &c, The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Fred. C Wainwright. Victorian Chamber of Manufacturers. Dear Sir,— 272 Flinders Street, Melbourne, 13th June, 1906. By direction, I beg to convey to your Government and the people of New Zealand, through you, the heartfelt sympathy of the members of the Victorian Chamber of Manufacturers in connection with the death of your Premier, Mr. R. J. Seddon. The sad event was brought under the notice of the meeting of the members of the Victorian Chamber of Manufacturers last evening, and each member who spoke did so with heartfelt feelings of deep regret at not only New Zealand's loss but the loss of the Empire. Recognised as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, statesmen of Australasia, the late Mr. Seddon's life has been an object-lesson to all; and as he had been one of the greatest friends the manufacturers of New Zealand ever had, we, the manufacturers of Victoria, sincerely grieve that his life of usefulness should have thus been so suddenly ended. Yours, &c, The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. J. M. Joshua, President,