Southern Māori Archives Project

Letter, 16/07/1913, H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago to Professor Benham, Miss B M Howes appointed Librarian of University and Hocken Libraries

Letter, 01/08/1913, Internal Affairs to Professor Benham, Accept medal which is 1 of 850 stuck to commemorate the visit of HMS "New Zealand"

Letter, 08/08/1913, Minister of customs to Professor Benham, Note list of items from Liverpool Museum and request for duty free entry

Letter, 12/08/1913, Minister of customs to Professor Benham, The Egyptian curios will be duty free

Letter, 19/02/1913, Joseph A Club, Liverpool to Professor Benham, Specimens arrived in exchange. Some delay in getting the exchange collection together at our end

Letter, 10/12/1913, R B Holdsworthy, Heathcote to Professor Benham, Friends are about to purchase 2 smoked Maori heads. Would you be interested in them and at what price?

Letter, 01/11/1913, B C Paton, Wellington to Professor Benham, Mr John Wright found a complete moa skeleton in good order in a wet cave in the Puketoi Hills. Measurements included

Letter, 27/04/1913, G Howes, Gordon and Gotch Christchurch to Professor Benham, Cabinet has been forwarded to Dunedin. Send cartage cost to my wife at 432 George St. My sister Edith is enjoying her work with the sea creatures

Letter, 06/05/1913, H C Campbell Ltd to Professor Benham, Certificate regarding damaged case ex s.s. "Tongariro"

Letter, 07/05/1913, Professor Benham to H C Campbell Ltd, Note on the damaged case and it's contents for completing insurance claim

Letter, 17/05/1913, G Howes, Gordon and Gotch Christchurch to Professor Benham, I will inspect the damaged cabinet end of the month. I have forwarded claim to England. Getting on all right but like neither the town nor the people. Entomology I have had to drop for a while. Edith is in good spirits but is not immune to the "Stewart Island feeling" which robs energy.

Letter, 23/10/1913, Herbert J Buckland, Capleston to Professor Benham, Sending a rifleman or New Zealand wren nest with 4 eggs found in a hollow tree