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Queensland Irish Association. (Telegram.) Acting-Premier, Wellington. Brisbane, 20th June, 1906. Members Queensland Irish Association sympathize with New-Zealanders loss sustained death Mr. Seddon, great liberal-minded Englishman, who merited gratitude of Irishmen. May his generous spirit spread throughout Empire. T. J. O'Shea, President. New-Zealanders of Perth. (Telegram.) Acting-Premier, Wellington. Perth, W.A., 15th June, 1906. New-Zealanders passed following resolution, which we forward you : " This meeting of New-Zealanders desires to place upon record its admiration for the statesmanlike qualities displayed by the late Premier, its appreciation of the loss sustained by New Zealand and the Empire through his untimely death, and its deep sympathy with Mrs. Seddon and her family in their bereavement." J. M. Speed, Chairman. A. D. Hall, \ Captain Baldwin, „ ... A -r, t, M- Committee. A. B. Plimmer, L. Buchanan, j New-Zealanders of Kalgoorlie. (Telegram.) W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Kalgoorlie, 15th June, 1906. Large meeting New-Zealanders resolved express condolence people New Zealand loss most illustrious citizen and statesman. P. Brennan, Chairman. Lancastrian Association of Western Australia. Sir,— Fremantle, 26th June, 1906. I have the honour to forward you the following report of a meeting of the Lancastrian Association of Western Australia, held at the Palace Hotel, Perth, on Saturday evening, 23rd June, Herbert Horrocks, Esq., M.D., in the chair. Mr. Whittle moved, " That this association places on record its deep regret at the death of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, and recognises the great loss New Zealand and the whole Empire has sustained thereby." Mr. James Walter Smith, LL.D., Commissioner of Titles, seconded. There was no doubt Mr. Seddon was a man of immense ability, an admirable administrator, a great friend of New Zealand, and an ornament to the Empire. His loss was felt by the whole Empire, and more especially by Lancashire men, of whom he was one. Mr. L. Leather thought that, while deploring Mr. Seddon's death, it must be a source of pride to all Lancashire people that their county had reared one of the ablest statesmen who had ever been in the colonies. Lancashire folk the world over felt proud at having had such a man as he who had recently been taken from them. The Chairman thought that Mr. Seddon was a great and strenuous man —one who would take 1 no denial, but carried through everything he took in hand with a determination that he was doing right. They might not have agreed in all he said or did but they all agreed that he was a great man, one of the Empire's greatest, and they rejoiced that he was a Lancashire man. . The association would be pleased if you could order copies of the foregoing to be supplied to the New Zealand newspapers. I have, &c, The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. F. J. Wayman, Hon. Secretary. Coastal Trades and Labour Council of Western Australia. Sir,— Perth, 11th July, 1906. On behalf of the above council, I beg to extend to you and the people of New Zealand our sincere sympathy in the loss you have sustained by the death of Mr. Seddon. It is needless for me to assure you that my council mourns with the people of New Zealand in the loss of one who during the whole of his political career has championed the cause of the working-classes, the effect of which has been of material benefit to the workers of every State in the Commonwealth, and endeared the name of Seddon in the hearts of those who have benefited by the advanced legislation which he initiated, and which has to a very large extent been adopted in Australia. I have, &c, Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington, New Zealand. John J. Curran, Secretary. Royal Orange Institution of Western Australia. (Telegram.) The Acting-Premier, New Zealand. Perth, W.A., 27th June, 1906. Kindly convey to Mrs. Seddon and family the deepest sympathy in their bereavement from the Royal Orange Institution of Western Australia.