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letter, 23/02/1935, Ethel U Fuich to H D Skinner, Address for Mrs Fuich in England. Travel update.

letter, 10/06/1935, Leslie H Goddard to H D Skinner, Information re Adze, dark greenstone, found 1927 on midden between beach and river at Davenport, Tasmania. Owner Ches L Willes.

letter, 26/07/1935, Geo Graham to H D Skinner, very hard to read - identifying Maori people from photographs, gives 5 names. Burial methods in N Guinea and for Maori. Discussed 8 burial wrappings used on Rangitiki. Saw bodies at Kaipara in 1883 in a cave. Describes tattoo and clothing. Bodies moved? to old Pa site at Tauhara.

letter, 31/08/1935, Leslie Greener to H D Skinner, Sending pottery and bas relief - details on page 2. Comments about Mussolini.

letter, 19/11/1935, Miss M Greenwell to H D Skinner, Sending Chinese dresses loaned from Miss Moncrief. Sent urgently and no time to get dry cleaned, please can you get them cleaned.

letter, 22/09/1925, A G Hornsey to H D Skinner, Pleased to purchase, thanks for opportunity. Notes collecting in Banks Peninsula.

letter, 15/06/1935, A G Hornsey to H D Skinner, thanks for journal and book.

letter, 19/03/1935, A G Hornsey to H D Skinner, thanks for two Rarotongan adzes and pearl oyster shells. Soapstone pendant arrived safely, have another similar I can send to you.

letter, 26/07/1935, Hallensteins to H D Skinner, List of items sent; oar, worm box, Samoan float, pair of Bracelets, pearl ornaments, spear and dagger.

letter, 11/05/1935, Edith Hayter to H D Skinner, Mentioned Sylvia Fels, "Maritana", Jim Richmond, Pat Clifford. I have started up the mill and have cut some Kohekohe

letter, 31/08/1935, Dr J Hight, Christchurch to H D Skinner, vo Haast asked me about using MacMillan Brown endowment money for Duff. Maybe next year.

letter, 01/04/1935 to H D Skinner, This morning's paper has letter from "Godon" with extracts from early Otago letters. Asked Early settlers if they were interested they said no, they had much more interesting stuff and went on smoking and eating buns at morning tea

letter, 28/06/1935, J W Heenan Department of Internal Affairs to H D Skinner, Warrants for the export of material. 2 lists of items included

letter, 11/12/1935, J R Irvine, Timaru to H D Skinner, Thanks for information on Fijian Tappa cloth and for article on North Island greenstone

letter, 20/11/1935, J R Irvine, Timaru to H D Skinner, I need information on piece of white cloth. Collected 3 greenstone chisels from Temuka irrigation a big grindstone and several flints and cutters. Semi-circular slate knife from Seadorn adze and flints from Pareora

letter, 14/10/1935, J R Irvine, Timaru to H D Skinner, Thank you for the flax beater. I meant you to keep the stones. Thank you for your opinion on pieces

letter, 02/10/1935, J R Irvine, Timaru to H D Skinner, Forwarding stones, two from oven refuse and one from midden. Also a polisher/cutter from Connollys Seadown.

letter, 23/09/1935, J R Irvine, Timaru to H D Skinner, Thanks for harpoon point. Lists finds at Connolly's place at Georgetown, Temuka.

letter, Undated, J R Irvine, Timaru to H D Skinner, Description of stones being sent

letter, 16/09/1935, J R Irvine, Timaru to H D Skinner, Forwards harpoon and stones. Mentions finds at Whiteman's property.