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Road Board and Residents of Whareora. (Telegram.) Hon. Hall-Jones, Acting-Premier, Wellington. Whangarei, 13th June, 1906. Kindly convey to Mrs. Seddon and family my Board's and residents' of Whareora regret at loss colony has sustained death Hon. Mr. Seddon, and express sympathy with them in their sudden bereavement. John Donald, Chairman. Opotiki and Waireka Domain Board. (Telegram.) Acting-Premier, Wellington. Opotiki, 16th June, 1906. Trustees Opotiki and Waireka Domain Board desire to convey expression of deepest sympathy and regret at death of late Prime Minister, and feel that the country has lost a great statesman, and one whose name will ever be associated with the history of New Zealand. D. McDonald, Chairman. Clutha River Board. (Telegram.) The Hon. the Premier, Wellington. Balclutha, 27th June, 1906. The members of the Clutha River Board condole with you over the incalculable loss sustained by the colony and the British Empire by the death of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon. The Board also desire to extend their sincere sympathy to Mrs. Seddon and family in their bereavement. J. Smyth Fleming, Secretary. Wanganui River Trust. (Telegram.) Hon. Hall-Jones, Acting-Premier, Wellington. Wanganui, 11th June, 1906. Sincere condolences from self and members Wanganui River Trust on death of Mr. Seddon, New Zealand's great statesman. T. D. Cummins, Chairman. Christchurch Tramway Board. Sir,— Christchurch, 6th July, 1906. I have the honour to forward you the following resolution, which was passed at at meeting of the Christchurch Tramway Board held on the 22nd June last, the forwarding of which has been delayed owing to the illness of the Board's Secretary: " That this Board wishes to place on record its great sense of the loss the colony has sustained by the death of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, and also to express its deepest sympathy with Mrs. Seddon and family under their deep affliction." Will you kindly convey this resolution to Mrs. Seddon. I have, &c, Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Prime Minister, Wellington. William Recce, Chairman. Christchurch Drainage Board. Sir,— Christchurch, 20th June, 1906. I have the honour, by direction of the Board, to convey to you a copy of the resolution which was passed unanimously at its meeting of yesterday, expressing its sympathy with Mrs. Seddon and family on the occasion of the death of the late Premier, after which the Board adjourned as a mark of respect to his memory. I am further directed to ask if you will be good enough to transmit the resolution to Mrs. Seddon : " That this Board desires to place on record its deep sense of the irreparable loss sustained by the colony through the death of the Premier, the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, and wishes to convey to Mrs. Seddon and family its most sincere sympathy with them in their great bereavement." I have, &c, Edwin Cuthbert, Engineer and Secretary. The Hon. the Acting-Premier, Wellington. Eltham Drainage Board. Sir,— Eltham, 26th June, 1906. I have the honour to hereunder forward you copy of a resolution passed at the last meeting of this Board, viz. : " That this Board deeply regrets the untimely death of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, and that a letter be sent to the Premier, asking him to convey to Mrs. Seddon the sincere sympathy of the Board with her and family in their bereavement." I have, &c, The Hon. the Premier, Wellington. W. J. Tristram, Clerk. Sefton-Ashley Drainage Board. Sir,— Sefton, 19th June, 1906. I am instructed to forward you the following motion passed by my Board at its monthly meeting last evening, viz. : " That the Board forward to the Acting-Premier an expression of their deep sense of the great loss the colony has sustained in the death of the late Premier, the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon, and also of their profound sympathy with Mrs. Seddon and family in their sad bereavement. I have, &c, Thos. Wyllie, Chairman. The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Acting-Premier, Wellington.