Southern Māori Archives Project

Letter, 14/08/1902, R Hendry, Pigeon Island to Professor W B Benham, Returning jars and tubes. Some worms and sand hoppers

Letter, 14/08/1902, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Delighted to receive Opisthobranchs named by Bergh. Ehlers not yet published on Annelids. Captain Bollards of the "Hinemoa" here from the Kermadecs and had Patella kermadecensis. I shall study the anatomy. Separatista benham now published

Letter, 28/10/1902, J A Ashworth, University of Edinburgh to Professor W B Benham, Publishing paper on the anatomy of Arenicola assimilis with observations on the post larval stage and a new variety from Otago harbour and from the Falklands

Letter, 08/08/1902, P Senghy, Copenhagen to Professor W B Benham, Describes 10 +F8625species of nudibranchs identified from specimens sent by Benham the prvious autumn.Describes difficulty in identifying them because of the poor state of the samples. They wll be published in one of the part parts of of his Shalacoho-gioche Enteresiseelumgen.

Letter, 08/09/1902, Rev. George Brown, Sydney to Professor W B Benham, Enquiry about sending earthworms from the Solomon Islands to Benham. Mentions Mr Lucas who has to remove his lizards fro the specimen bottle.

Letter, 14/10/1902, Rev. George Brown, Sydney to Professor W B Benham, Discusses possibility that the specimens may be British species.

Letter, 24/07/1902, Mrs. W B Matheson, Eketahuna to Professor W B Benham, Sending glow-worms packed in a tin.

Letter, 30/04/1902, Agnes Kelly, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Offer to send a further 3 kinds of earthworms fro Rongomai, Eketahuna.

Letter, 21/04/1902, F W Hutton, Christchurch to Professor W B Benham, Reports that Gadow finds that the primary quills in Netonetta vary. He would like to examine ducklings. He has written to Lord Ranfurly to get ducklings.

Letter, 17/03/1902, S F Harnier to Professor W B Benham, Advises that Cogia has arrived in good condition. He is concerned about deterioration.

Letter, 10/11/1902, H Gadow, Cambridge to Professor W B Benham, Advises return to Cambridge. Suggests variation in wing saze may be due to moult.

Letter, 11/01/1902, Bashford Dean, Columbia University to Professor W B Benham, Enquiry about obtaining specimens of Chimaeroids and Cyclostomes. He is happy to arrange an exchhange.