Southern Māori Archives Project

letter, 23/08/1934, H D Skinner to Frank Mitchell, Queen Street, Dunedin , Sends annual report of Canterbury University College. Notes that museum and library will languish if seen only as 'side-shows of the University Council.' Sends annual report of Auckland Institute and Museum as an example of the success of an independent museum.

letter, 17/05/1934, H. D. Skinner to Mr Chapman, Please refund me from Fels fund £2 paid to A J Bryant and £1/10/ paid to G C Rodger

letter, 26/04/1934, H. D. Skinner to Mr Chapman, Mr. Fels authorised Miss Daff to remain on staff until Museum Management Committee meets. They will probably ask to remain for 6 months. Mr Fels wishes her to be made permanent

letter, 16/04/1934, H. D. Skinner to Mr Chapman, Received from Drury Low 3 wooden pounder £1/4 1 fish hook 10/- 8 adzes £2/2 Please pay Mrs H Wilcox of Morrinsville where Mr Low's 2 half-caste daughters are staying

letter, 13/04/1934, H. D. Skinner to Mr Chapman, Visited Adolf Moritzson, who was lethargic, re fund left by his late wife for the museum purchase of cases. So far as he was concerned the University could do what the liked with the money

letter, 09/04/1934, H. D. Skinner to Mr Chapman, Received from T A C Hall request for £25

letter, 06/04/1934, H.D. Skinner to Registrar, University of Otago, Request for payment to be made to Mr Samuel Russel, of £3 for a whale-tooth necklace, a pipe-bowl and a human-bone spool

letter, 05/04/1934, Convenor, Hocken Library Book Committee to Registrar, University of Otago, Request for payment to be made to Miss Elizabeth Betts of Sydney, of £60 for the Marsden papers

letter, 17/03/1934, H.D. Skinner to Registrar, University of Otago, Request for reimbursement of £3

letter, 13/03/1934, H.D. Skinner to Registrar, University of Otago, Request for payment to be made to Mrs Agnes Bate of 30/- for a Malayan kris.

letter, 12/03/1934, H.D. Skinner to Registrar, University of Otago, Request for payment to Mr James Paul of Rapa, Society Islands, of £40 for a collection of ethnographic material.

letter, 25/07/1934, H D Skinner to Mr. S. Russell, P.O. Box 64, Papeete, Tahiti, Letter is a reply to Russell's offer of pieces, and asks the price of the pieces