Southern Māori Archives Project

Letter, 26/04/1903, Joshua Rutland, Canvastown to Professor W B Benham, Forwards fish from Pelorus Sound for identification (on behalf of Mr Godsiff). Updates on Benham's request for earth worm collection.

Letter, 08/10/1903, Joshua Rutland, Canvastown to Professor W B Benham, Updates on procuring worms for Benham, and enlisting Mr McMahon for specimen collection. Sighting of lamprey in Pelorus River.

Letter, 08/09/1903, A Hamilton(?), Registrar, University of Otago to Professor W B Benham, Regarding the financial situation of the Museum. Hamilton sends a cheque for £11.11, but informs Benham there is a debt in the allowance provided for the Museum.

Letter, 23/10/1903, Gordon Robley to Professor W B Benham, Updates on Dr Hocken's travels. Hocken saw Robley's collection of Maori heads and took photos of Robley's picture of war canoes. Robley may have to sell the heads.

Letter, 20/12/1906, J Crosby Smith to Professor W B Benham, Posts package containing three worms (two from Tokanui, one from the Bluff Road).

Letter, 04/10/1902, Scobie Bros, Manapouri to Professor W B Benham, Tken moa nones to Invercargill to C Ros, Photographer. Not a complet skeleton Will you buy and have free access to dig for more

Letter, 26/06/1903, J Hamilton, Registrar to Professor W B Benham, £10 granted for curator expenses. Similar sum for 1 Oct to 1 Apr 1904

Letter, 28/05/1902, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Molluscs from Southenr fields welcome. Also Chatham molluscs.

Letter, 26/05/1902, W W Smith, Ashburton to Professor W B Benham, Interested in weka foul hybrids Female weka squats with beak on the ground while the male treads like a turkey. Send papers from Hobart meeting

Letter, 18/05/1902, W W Smith, Ashburton to Professor W B Benham, Is there published work on hybrid ducks? I have Muscovy-Rouen, native grey-rouen, pekin-muscovy

Letter, 25/04/1902, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, I shall describe the Separatista and return unique specimens to you. Hope Anudids reached you. Would be glad for shells from Auckland and Campbell Islands.Want duplicate of Ooperipatus viridimaculatus. Have a new Rhytida from Cape Maria

Letter, 14/04/1902, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Shell from Cape Maria appears to be new species of Separatista. Sending Annelids. Are there two Sipsunculus.