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Gisbokne Borough Council. (Telegram.) The Premier, Wellington. Gisborne, 20th June ,1906. The Gisborne Borough Council tenders its heartfelt sympathy to Mrs. Seddon and family in the very great loss they have sustained by the death of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon. John Townley, Mayor. .Mayor, Councillors, and Residents of Green Island. (Telegram.) Hall-Jones, Wellington. Abbotsford,l3th June, 1906. On behalf of the Borough Council and residents of Green Island, I desire to express my sincere sympathy at the untimely death of the Hon. R. J. Seddon. Geddes, Mayor. Green Island Borough Council. Dear Sir, — Council Chambers, Green Island, 27th June, 1906. I am instructed by the Green Island Borough Council to forward you the following resolution passed at a meeting held on the 25th instant: It was resolved, " That the Council record their deep regret at the death of the Prime Minister, the Hon. R. J. Seddon, and their appreciation of his services rendered to the country, and also express their deepest sympathy with Mrs. Seddon and family in their sad bereavement." It was further resolved, " That the resolution be inserted in the minutes, and a copy of same be sent to the Hon. W. Hall-Jones and Mrs. Seddon." I have, (fee, Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Thomas Thomson, Town Clerk. Greymouth Borough Council. (Telegram.) Hon. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Greymouth, 14th June, 1906. At ordinary meeting of Council, held this evening, the following resolution was carried, and the Council adjourned: Resolved, " That this Council expresses its sorrow and regret at the untimely death of the late Richard John Seddon; that it places on record its appreciation of the high qualities of the departed statesman, and tenders to his wife and relatives heartfelt sympathy in their bereavement." J. A. Petrie, Mayor. Mayor and Residents of Greytown. (Telegram.) Acting-Premier, Wellington. Greytown North, 18th June, 1906. Kindly convey to Mrs. Seddon the following message: "The inhabtiants of Greytown desire to extend to you and your family their deepest sympathy in your bereavement, and to assure you that they share in your sorrow." William Udy, Mayor. Mayor, Councillors, and Citizens of Hampden. (Telegram.) Acting-Premier, Wellington. Hampden, 13th June, 1906. Council and citizens deeply feel deplorable loss to colony and Empire through Hon. Mr. Seddon's sudden death. Wm. Nicholson, Mayor. Mayor, Councillors, and Citizens of Hastings. (Telegram.) Hastings, 12th June, 1906. The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Acting-Premier, Wellington. The Hastings Borough Council requests you to convey to Mrs. Seddon, on behalf of the Mayor, Councillors, and citizens of the Borough of Hastings, their sincere sympathy with her and her family in this irreparable loss that both they and the Colony of New Zealand have sustained in the death of the late Premier, the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon. J. Collinge, Town Clerk. Mayor and Citizens of Hawera. (Telegram.) The Acting-Premier, Wellington. Hawera, 11th June, 1906. Please convey to Mrs. Seddon and family the deep sympathy of the citizens of Hawera in their sudden great bereavement. Hirst, Mayor. Hawera Borough Council. Sir, Hawera, 6th July, 1906. By direction of the Council, I beg to forward you the following copy of a resolution passed at the last meeting of this Council: " That this Council desires to place on record its appreciation of the great public services of the late Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, Premier of the colony, and to express its deep regret at the untimely death, and its sympathy with Mrs. Seddon and family in their bereavement." I have, (fee, Hon. the Premier, Wellington, B. A. Meek, Town Clerk,

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