Southern Māori Archives Project

Letter, 18/04/1907, Arthur Willey, Colombo Museum to Professor W B Benham, Sending a number of articles worth £5, We do not have an exchange policy

Letter, 26/06/1907, James Allen, Dunedin to Professor W B Benham, Sent letter about the museum to the finance committee. Cannot get refund on customs duty on ethnological interest but will try to get a change

Letter, 13/07/1907, Dept. of trade and customs to Professor W B Benham, Unable to refund customs duty but the minister is looking into a change

Letter, 29/06/1907, J F Haussman, Auckland Museum to Professor W B Benham, Glad to join you in attempting to get museum material customs exempt. I have managed to get some stuff exempt

Letter, 28/06/1907, J H Lamb, Wellington Museum to Professor W B Benham, Surprised to find a problem with customs. I will interview the authorities.

Letter, 19/07/1907, Prime Ministers Office to Professor W B Benham, Looking into duty on objects from Colombia. Exempting museum display material will be considered

Letter, 26/07/1907, James Allen, Dunedin to Professor W B Benham, Enclosed ministers reply to request for customs exemption

Letter, 15/04/1907, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Mentioned, illegal to supply Aptyrix embrio for Mr Brogden. Dobrichoglorius, Hiruds, Patella Kermadecensis, Capt. Bollons Placostylos from the Big King

Letter, 24/07/1907, Watt, Maori Hill to Professor W B Benham, Geo. Dunn of Romahapa will send earth worms

Letter, 29/06/1907, J Wilie and Co, Dunedin to Professor W B Benham, Cost of labels for birds exhibition 138 for £5-5-0 or 9d each

Letter, 25/05/1907, H C Waterfield Govt. House to Professor W B Benham, Jennings sent albatrosses and king penguin. Birds sent home to Dublin Museum

Letter, 04/10/1907, Edgar R Waite to Professor W B Benham, Southern Island Expedition: Enquiring about the loan of a deep-sea dredge