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Mount Eden Road Board. Sir,— Mount Eden, sth July, 1906. In reference to the death of the late Hon. Prime Minister, I have the honour, by direction, of the Board, to transmit to you a copy of the resolution passed that evening by the Board, this being the first time of meeting since the sad event: "The Board expresses their deep regret at the great loss which the colony has sustained by the death of the late Prime Minister, the Right Hon. Richard Seddon, and extends to his widow and family their sincere sympathy and condolences in their sad bereavement." This resolution was passed unanimously by the Board, and would have been sent earlier if a meeting had permitted the Board to do this. I have, &c, The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Joseph Webley, Clerk. Mount Magnet Road Board. (Telegram.) Acting-Premier, Wellington. Mount Magnet, 16th June, 1906. Ratepayers, Mount Magnet Road Board, lament loss sustained by death of late Premier. Quinlan, Chairman. Omaka Road Board. Sir,— Blenheim, 6th July, 1906. At a meeting of the above Board held on 2nd instant, the following resolution was unanimously passed: "That the Board desires to convey to Mrs. Seddon and family a sincere and respectful message of sympathetic condolence in the sorrowful bereavement they and the country have suffered by the decease of a loved and honoured husband, father, and statesman, our late Premier, the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon." Yours, (fee, Hon. C. H. Mills, Wellington. H. Howard. One Tree Hill Road Board. Sir, — Newmarket, 20th June, 1906. I have been directed by the One Tree Hill Road Board to forward you the following copy of a resolution which was passed at a meeting of the Board held last evening, 19th June, 1906: '' That this Board deeply regret the great loss the colony has sustained by the sudden and untimely death of the Right Hon. Richard John Seddon, and desire to express their deepest sympathy and condolence with Mrs. Seddon and family in their sad bereavement." Yours, &c, The Acting-Premier, Wellington. Wm. Hogg, Clerk. Otahuhu Road Board. (Telegram.) Hon. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Otahuhu, 20th June, 1906. The members of the Otahuhu Road Board respectfully ask you to convey to Mrs. Seddon and family a sincere expression of sympathy in their bereavement, and also of their sense of the loss sustained by the colony in the death of its great leader. E. West, Secretary. Oxford Road Board. Sir,— East Oxford, 4th July, 1906. At the monthly meeting of the Oxford Road Board held this day, a motion of the Chairman was adopted expressing the deepest regret at the great loss sustained by the colony through the sudden death of the late Premier, the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, and of deep sympathy with the new Premier and his colleagues in the loss of their leader. I have, (fee, The Hon. the Premier, Wellington. R. H. Gainsford, Clerk. Parua Road Board and surrounding Districts. (Telegram.) The Hon. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Parua Bay, 18th June, 1906. On behalf of the Parua Road Board and surrounding districts, I beg to tender our heartfelt sympathy to Mrs. Seddon and family in their great grief, and also to convey our deepest regret at the loss New Zealand has sustained. J. Worthington, Clerk. Pukekoura Road Board. (Telegram.) The Hon. Hall-Jones, Wellington. Cambridge, 16th June, 1906. The Pukekoura Road Board express the utmost regret at the sudden demise of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, and request you to convey to Mrs. Seddon and family the Board's sincerest sympathy with them in their affliction. Robert Fisher, Chairman.