Collection Record

letter, 09/01/1931, David Teviotdale, Oruarangi Pa to H D Skinner, Mr Hovell has spent the last week getting around 200 items. A small broken tiki and a figure (?) being the best, there's mention of other items including a hook. Mentions of a sinker, along side a broken flute made of pumice. Mr Hovell has evidentially come to settlement with Anderson (?), who is in charge of the Wahi-Tapu. Do not know the condition Mr Hovell has in place, he's not to touch the unworked portion of the wahi-tapu but is allowed to dig out the small islands left unworked in the dug over portion. Teviotdale told Hovell that it was against Skinner and Mr Archies ideas (?). Mc Gregor gave Teviotdale a pumice bowl he found in the tapu. Dr Liggins warned against working in the tapu, but after talking with Hovell said it will be alright. Teviotdale would personally be out of the tapu grounds. Mentions North to North East side of the Pa matting found in the mud. Hovell found another piece of pumice and gave it to Teviotdale.