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November 28—Returned to Wellington. November 28—Left for the south. November 29—Spoke at Christchurch. November 30—Left Christchurch for Dunedin. December 1—Left Dunedin by special train for Lawrence to turn the first sod of the railway to Roxburgh. December 2—Was at Waihola and Stirling. December 6 (election day)—Returned to Wellington. December 7—Received the colony’s congratulations on his great victory. December 12—Left on a trip in the “Tutanekai” for Marlborough Sounds. December 14—Returned to Wellington. December 16—Left for Christchurch, where, on December 18, he laid the foundation stone of the New Zealand International Exhibition. December 19—Returned to Wellington. December 21—Left for Auckland. December 28—Returned to Wellington. December 28—Left for Greymouth in the “Tutanekai.” January 25, 1906—Returned to Wellington. January 26—Left for Pahiatua, and spoke at a political banquet there. January 29—Returned to Wellington. February 5—Left for Palmerston, where he attended a banquet to Sir Joseph Ward. February 6—Returned to Wellington. February 13—Left for Waipawa, attended a banquet there, and went on to Hastings and Napier next day. February 16—Returned to Wellington in the “Tutanekai.” February 17—Left for Oamaru, attended a banquet to the Hon. T. Y. Duncan at Ngapara on February 19; opened the new High School at Ashburton on February 20. February 21—Returned to Wellington. February 21—Went to Hastings and attended a Maori meeting. February 26—Returned to Wellington. March 3—Left for Auckland by the “Tutanekai,” received the footballers there on March 6, and attended a banquet at Rotorua on March 9. On his way south attended a banquet at Foxton on March 13, another banquet at Levin on March 14; returned to Wellington by special train at 2.15 a.m. on March 15. March 15—Left for the South and attended a banquet to Mr. F. R. Flatman, M.H.R., at Geraldine, on March 16. March 18—Returned to Wellington.

Mr. Seddon held many positions in the Ministry, and there were few State departments that he had not personally controlled. At the time of his death, he was Prime Minister, Colonial Treasurer, Minister for Defence, Minister in Charge of the Government Insurance Department and the Public Trust Office, Minister for Education, Minister for Labour, and