Southern Māori Archives Project

Letter, 16/03/1938, H D Skinner to R A Falla, Director of the Canterbury Museum, Proposes Falla acquire canoe from Borough Council at Blenheim.

Letter, 21/03/1938, H D Skinner to R A Falla, Director of the Canterbury Museum, Acknowledges arrival of exhibition "Wings and No Wings". Requests card sent explaining exhibition was sent out by Canterbury Museum.

Letter, 23/03/1938, R A Falla, Director of the Canterbury Museum to H D Skinner, Responds to previous (21/03), will send card. Reports delay of Industrial Minerals exhibition from Nelson, and arrival of Mrs Moore's collection.

Letter, H D Skinner to R A Falla, Director of the Canterbury Museum, Responds to previous (23/03). Queries freight charge discrepancy regarding transfer of two Canterbury cases to Dunedin.

Letter, 07/04/1938, R A Falla, Director of the Canterbury Museum to H D Skinner, Responds to previous letter, reporting the matter of the freight charges resolved. Updates on "Economic Minerals" and "Bailers" exhibition shipments. Expresses interest in canoe previously mentoned (16/03). Reports visit of Teviotdale last week.

Letter, 08/04/1938, H D Skinner to R A Falla, Director of the Canterbury Museum, Reports shipment of "Wings and No Wings" to Wellington. Updates on Blenheim canoe and chance for Canterbury to obtain it.

Letter, 30/04/1938, R A Falla, Director of the Canterbury Museum to H D Skinner, Reports shipment to Otago and Auckland, of carrying cases for 16mm cinema projectors and also portable screens.

Letter, 02/05/1938, H D Skinner to R A Falla, Director of the Canterbury Museum, Thanks for previous letter (30/04). Handed letter to Anderson, who is in charge of such equipment.

Letter, 01/06/1938, R A Falla, Director of the Canterbury Museum to H D Skinner, Reports imminent forwarding of Wanganui Exchange Exhibit of Maori Canoe Bailers to Otago.

Letter, 06/06/1938, H D Skinner to R A Falla, Director of the Canterbury Museum, Reports arrival of Wanganui Museum Exchange Exhibit. Miss Duff and Miss Nelson worked on Nelson exhibit before sending it off. Miss Duff to make coloured sketches for Taranaki Museum exhibit.

Letter, 06/07/1938, H D Skinner to R A Falla, Director of the Canterbury Museum, Reports sending of two sub-antarctic birds (Prion banksii from Macquarie Island and Prion banksii from Auckland Islands) to Falla. Queries that this was correct (lost Falla's request letter).

Letter, 08/07/1938, R A Falla, Director of the Canterbury Museum to H D Skinner, Confirms Skinner was correct and includes copy of lost letter (10/06). Letter copy reports arrival of Taranaki Exhibit of Dogskin Cloak, and remarks of Mrs Moncrieff on future of provincial museums. Matters of bird protection plans and Royal Albatross film.