Southern Māori Archives Project

Letter, 07/02/1938, F G Fairfield to H D Skinner, Enclosed further photographs and letter from Mr Geo. Graham of Te Akarana Association (not enclosed).

Letter, 12/02/1938, F G Fairfield to H D Skinner, Thanks for response to interest in a role at the museum. Now working at another site and on a possible paper.

Letter, 09/02/1938, H D Skinner to F G Fairfield, Very interested in the photograph of small carving. Images and support letter returned.

Letter, 30/03/1938, H B Fell, Biology Dpt, Victoria University. to H D Skinner, Query if any specimens of Pectinura cylindrica are held at the Museum.

Letter, 05/05/1938, H D Skinner to H B Fell, Biology Dpt, Victoria University., The Museum has two groups of Pectinura cylindrica collected by Mr Maxwell Young. One lot came from the Chatham Island and other dredging at 50 fathoms, six miles E.N.E. of Otago heads.

Letter, 08/05/1938, H B Fell, Biology Dpt, Victoria University. to H D Skinner, Thanks for your reply. Appears animal occurs spasmodically through out the length of NZ.

Letter, 07/02/1938, W A Ferry, Kaikoura to H D Skinner, Sending greenstone adze found in tree root up Long Creek, a gully in Mt Tyffer. Another was found in Blue Duck Valley of much harder stone. Query re interest and price. Pat Curran also has a new big chisel shaped one. Could not deal with the owner of the flax scraper.

Letter, 28/02/1938, H D Skinner to W A Ferry, Kaikoura, Offer of 2 pound for adze of poor quality stone. Need to see the adze found in Blue Duck Valley before we can make an offer, but possibly 1 pound as not greenstone. Mr Teviotdale leaves for Nelson tomorrow and working about Golden Bay.

Letter, 09/03/1938, W A Ferry, Kaikoura to H D Skinner, Accept price of 2 pounds for greenstone. Client will not sell other adze but will try and get a loan so you can see it.

Letter, 14/03/1938, H D Skinner to W A Ferry, Kaikoura, Check of 2 pounds will be sent including money for postage.

Letter, 29/03/1938, W A Ferry, Kaikoura to H D Skinner, Note that accompanied the rough adze that is not for sale.

Letter, 30/03/1938, H D Skinner to W A Ferry, Kaikoura, Thanks for sending the argillite adze, we will buy it if the owner chooses to sell.