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letter, 20/03/1939, H D Skinner (unsigned) to Mr Grant, Whanganui Public Museum, Congratulations on promotion and excellent moa exhibition. Suggestion the museum obtains a copy of Museums association handbook.

letter, 11/07/1933, H D Skinner to J H Burnet, Wanganui Public Museum , Skinner was under misapprehension that Wanganui Museum was called the Alexander Museum. Mr Downes has promised a hinaki. Doesn't want any confusion or competition to arise out of new arrangement with Mr Fels. Can offer taiahas or other material. P.S., where do the lintel and two carved supporting posts near the door of your office come from? Trying to localise a similarly styled lintel.

letter, 04/07/1933, H D Skinner to J H Burnet, Wanganui Public Museum , Mr Fels informed me that you were willing to exchange some eel traps and pots, but omitted the details. We would happily exchange some duplicates for these. Also need wooden bowls.

Letter, 26/01/1937, H D Skinner to Miss Spurdle, Secretary to the Trustees, Wanganui Public Museum, Response to Miss Spurdle thanking her for signed receipt for Taranaki objects lent by this museum. Informing her of arrival of two drawings and map following despatch of her letter.

Letter, 16/04/1937, H D Skinner to Burnett, Wanganui Museum, Regarding the large piece of greenstone found at Paekakariki for sale. We are interested, please send vendor details. We have been excavating Moa Hunter camps

Letter, 27/04/1937, H D Skinner to Burnett, Wanganui Museum, Fishing material exhibition arrived. Interested in hook made of basalt or andesite. This the first New Zealand one I have seen. Stern carving of model canoe has ben damaged. The knobbed sinker with human heads is a cast in cement of one in our collection. There are a number of such fakes. The Ruvettus shark hook is bound with coconut fibre not flax and is from either Ellis, Tokalaus or Manihiki. I will send the hook and sinker back

Letter, 06/05/1937, H D Skinner to Burnett, Wanganui Museum, Interested to hear the Maori reaction to the Moko Exhibit. I will call in to Wanganui on my next trip North

Letter, 13/09/1937, H D Skinner to Burnett, Wanganui Museum, Flattered. I did the planning but Miss Daff did the planning. We could possibly let you have a nephrite mace from new Caledonia in exchange.

Letter, 20/03/1916, Professor W B Benham to Wanganui Museum, Looked for Maori articles found a Taiaha given by Dr Hocken with a letter from the undersecretary dated Mar 8 1886 saying it was from The chief. I don't think Mrs Ballance has any claim to it.

Letter, 16/06/1916, Alfred Williams, Wanganui to Mr Downes, Wanganui museum, Away most of the month. Enclose order from Mrs Balance for return of articles deposited by her husband in the Dunedin Museum