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The Danish Consul to Mrs. Seddon. Dear Madam,— Wellington, 18th June, 1906. On behalf of all the Danes resident in New Zealand, I beg leave to express their sorrow at the death of Mr. Seddon, and their sympathy with his family. I have, &c, H. D. Bell, Mrs. Seddon, Wellington. Consul for Denmark. The Consul-General for Germany to Mrs. Seddon. (Telegram.) Mrs. Seddon, Sydney. Melbourne, 11th June, 1906. Kindly accept our heartfelt sympathy with all of you in your very sad bereavement. Consul-General Bosschart and Family. The Consul-General for Japan in Australia to Mrs. Seddon. Dear .Madam, — H.I. Japanese Majesty's Consulate-General, Sydney, 11th June, 1906. I was shocked beyond measure to hear the sad news this morning of your deplorable and irreparable loss. The suddenness of the stroke which has at once deprived you of a loving husband, and the world one of its most prominent statesmen, must intensify the feeling of universal sympathy which such an event would have provoked, even had it happened under the least distressing circumstances. Pray accept for yourself and family my most sincere and heartfelt condolences. I have, &c, Mrs. Seddon, Sydney. K. Iwasaki, Acting Consul-General. The Consul-in-Chief for Spain to Mrs. Seddon. Madam,— Wellington, 3rd July, 1906. I have received instructions from the Consul-in-Chief for Spain at Melbourne, to convey to you his deep sympathy in your irreparable calamity, whereby New Zealand has lost so great a statesman and the world so noble an example. I have, &c, A. H. Turnbull, Vice-Consul for Spain. Mrs. R. J. Seddon, Molesworth Street, Wellington. The Consul for Paraguay to Mrs. Seddon. (Telegram.) Mrs. Seddon, Wellington. Auckland, 15th June, 1906. 1 beg you and family to accept deepest sympathy in loss of your illustrious husband. A. E. Kernot, Consul for Paraguay. The American Consul-General to the Hon. W. Hall-Jones. (Telegram.) Hon. Acting-Premier, Wellington. « Auckland, 13th June, 1906. New Zealand and the bereaved family of the distinguished statesman departed have the heartfelt sympathy of the American people. William A. Prickett, American Consul-General. The Austro-Hungarian Consul to the Hon. W. Hall-Jones. (Telegram.) The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Auckland, 13th June, 1906. On behalf of myself and the Austro-Hungarian residents of this colony, I beg to express my deepest sorrow at the irreparable loss sustained by the people of New Zealand in the sudden death of its noble Premier, the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon. C. Lanqguth, Austro-Hungarian Consul. The French Consul to the Hon. W. Hall-Jones. (Telegram.) The Hon. the Acting-Premier, Wellington. Auckland, 11th June, 1906. I have learnt with deepest sorrow the sad news of the death of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, and beg to express to the people and Government of New Zealand my most sincere condolences at the irreparable loss of the great Premier. Boeufve, French Consul. The Austro-Hungarian Consulate-General, Sydney, to the Acting Prime Minister. Sir,— 13th June, 1906. On occasion of the lamented death of the Right Hon. Richard J. Seddon, permit me to convey to your Government my expression of deepest condolence and sympathy at the irreparable loss of New Zealand's great statesman and patriot. I have, &c, FORSTER, Acting Consul-General for the Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand. The Hon. W, Hall-Jones, Wellington.