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letter, 22/08/1939, H D Skinner (unsigned) to Mr Burnett, Secretary, Natural History Committee, Dept Internal affairs, Re list of Maori place names, suggests that Sir Apirana Ngata and Best be referenced as authority on 'Taramakau", not himself. Also suggests Sir Frederick Chapman a best authority on Maori place names on Otago Harbour, and Major Waite mentioned in relation to Otago.

letter, 01/07/1930, assistant Curator to Department of Internal Affairs, Request for export certificate for Maori artifacts to Bishop Museum. List included

letter, 14/03/1931, assistant Curator to Department of Internal Affairs, Request for export certificate for Maori artifacts to Societed'Etudes Oceaniennes Tahiti. List included

letter, 07/09/1933, H D Skinner to Under secretary Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington., Thank you for warrants

letter, 28/08/1933, H D Skinner to Under secretary Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington., Request for 2 export warrants.

letter, 21/06/1934, H D Skinner to Under secretary Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington., Receipt of warrant to export F3557:F3564material for exchange purposes

letter, 05/06/1934, H D Skinner to Under secretary Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington., Request for permission to export 33 listed items to Japan in exchange for stone age items already received. No greenstone.

letter, 19/06/1935, H D Skinner to J W Heenan Department of Internal Affairs, Request permission to export Maori pieces in exchange for material from Japan, stone age and early bronze age and Hawaiian. All are duplicates

Letter, 05/05/1937, H D Skinner to The Undersecretary, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington., Seeking permission to export a number of Maori items to the British and Bristol Museums in exchange for Maori and Polynesian material they are sending .

Letter, 03/06/1937, H D Skinner to The Under-Secretary, Department of Internal Affairs, P O Box 7, Wellington, C1, Advising that the annual report of the Museum, and that of the Association of Friends of the Museum will be forwarded.

Letter, Undated, H D Skinner to The Under-Secretary, Department of Internal Affairs, P O Box 7, Wellington, C1, Report on a parcel of maori axes from the estate of the late Dr. Potaka.

Letter, 24/06/1937, H D Skinner to The Under-Secretary, Department of Internal Affairs, P O Box 7, Wellington, C1, Requesting permission for export of Maori collection pieces as listed. States items and which museum they are going to as exchange material. For example: To Liverpool Museum: 1 carved slab.

Letter, 28/09/1937, H D Skinner to The Under-Secretary, Department of Internal Affairs, P O Box 7, Wellington, C1, Requesting permission to export carved slabs to museums in the UK and Europe. The slabs are from an "incomplete Maori house" which came to the museum in 1889.

Letter, 07/03/1938, H D Skinner to Department of Internal Affairs, Wilfrid James Plowden-Wardlaw gave me skins of 2 penguins which he killed at Taiaroa Heads. I laid information with the police and he was prosecuted and fined £15 I ask permission to take over the skins. Comments on honorary rangers and evidence for prosecutions, and who should prosecute.

Letter, 28/03/1938, H D Skinner to Department of Internal Affairs, Historical Committee, I am not able to assist and have passed them to Mr Harris

Letter, H D Skinner to Department of Internal Affairs, Enclosed stamps or 1/9d for postage

Letter, 18/07/1938, H D Skinner to Department of Internal Affairs, The draft shows the only way possible for the distribution of Kai-Tahu and Kati-Mamoe at the beginning of the 19th century. As regards tracks the Hon. Fred Waite and H S McCully know most, I will write to them. There are only 3 or 4 small pas.

Letter, 04/08/1938, H D Skinner to Under-secretary Department of Internal Affairs, Suggestions as to who may be able to answer questions relating to the Maori population in pre-European times, namely Mr Roger Duff. Keeper of the Department of Anthropology at the Christchurch museum.