He died on June 10, 1906, while returning from Sydney to Auckland in the Oswestry Grange. The funeral took place in Wellington on June 21.
On the same day a new Ministry, under the Premiership of the Hon W. Hall-Jones, was formed. This Ministry held office until August 6, 1906, when Sir Joseph Ward, who was in England when Mr Seddon died, first took office as Premier. Mr Seddon was Premier for 15 years.
A town hall for Dunedin
It was scarcely a matter for surprise that there was a sparse attendance at the meeting last night to consider the proposal to raise a loan to provide for the erection of a town hall.
There were only two or three citizens present who manifested any opposition to the proposal. One objection was apparently based on the present extent of the Corporation indebtedness. Another suggested that the erection of a Town Hall should be postponed until some supposedly more opportune time.
We may take it that it is admitted that the lack of a town hall constitutes a grave reproach to the city of Dunedin. The need of a large building that may be used for meetings of civic, national, or Imperial importance has been especially felt since the Agricultural Hall was converted into a theatre and since the Garrison Hall was, as was delicately put by a speaker last week, "commandeered" by the Government. The fact that the trading departments of the Corporation returned a net profit last year of £59,974, and that the City Council has this year seen its way clear to offer a measure of relief in the rate charges should dispose very effectually of any apprehensions concerning the effect which the erection of a town hall might have upon the municipal finances.
If the ratepayers may be easy in their minds on this score, there is no objection that may be legitimately raised against the loan proposal while there are the strongest possible arguments in favour of it.
— editorial
Ceramics for museum
The Otago University Museum has recently acquired a very valuable and instructive collection of ancient pottery ware. Mr H.D. Skinner explained that these relics had been found, on the site of ancient Troy by the great German archaeologist, Dr Schiemann. Some belonged to the stone age and some to the period of transition from the stone age to the age of bronze. Professor Adams said that in earlier periods pottery ware was of much more importance to the life of the people than it was today when there were so many substitutes. The aim of the potter was to get his ware as fine as possible.
Hemorrhage killed boxer
Auckland: An inquest was held before Mr McKean SM today concerning the death of Cyril Whitaker in the hospital after a glove fight with another boxer, Tom Heeney. Dr Murray stated that death was caused by hemorrhage of the brain, caused by a rupture of a cerebral vein on the right side.
The coroner returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence. He added that the boxing contest was conducted according to the regulations, and appeared to have been a perfectly clean fight.
— ODT, 13.6.1923 (Compiled by Peter Dowden)
