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letter, 08/12/1936, Johannes C Andersen, Turnbull Library to H D Skinner, The beauty and unsymmetrical symmetry of Flaa doorway struck me. Your Harpooning paper will appear later. Small paper from Dr Metraux on the kings of Easter Island.

letter, 03/12/1936, Johannes C Andersen, Turnbull Library to H D Skinner, Writing papers and reviews of books. Sent photo of Maori doorway in Victoria & Albert Museum. Saw Oldman's collection.

letter, 23/11/1936, Johannes C Andersen, Turnbull Library to H D Skinner, Meeting of Polynesian Society. While in London saw Oldman and in Copenhagen Dr Thomsen.

letter, 12/12/1935, Johannes C Andersen, Turnbull Library to H D Skinner, Edits and discussion re location of a Pa on Long Lookout (Panau). Footnote re K. Sesly in Kent tracking a canoe, photos from Oldman ?

letter, 24/09/1936, Joseph Pearson Director Tasmanian Museum to H D Skinner, Suggestion caution re providence of adze found in Tasmania. Also Mr Dyer, who had a large collection of implements from Oceania, lived close to area of discovery. Suggest object may have come from his collection.

letter, 09/11/1936, Norman Potts to H D Skinner, Sending bone fish hooks on loan, found at Black Head, Hawkes Bay in 1901. They were with a skeleton, in a Sandhill that had eroded. Also sending small greenstone chisel and adze, both from Cape Kidnappers.

letter, 05/11/1935, Norman Potts to H D Skinner, Posting needles on loan, nine plus some fragments. All from Matarau, Cape Kidnappers.

letter, 14/12/1935, Mr T C Prichard, Spring Creek, Marlbough to H D Skinner, Thank you for transaction on greenstone.

letter, 16/10/1936, A H Reed to H D Skinner, Mrs Scaife advises Maori material in the Worthing museum placed there by her father for safe keeping. She believes they would be more fitting in Otago. She thinks objects include a carved spear presented by a chief to Mrs Stack. Also two volumes of pressed ferns.

letter, 09/12/1936, Winifred P Rule to H D Skinner, Gift of 5 Chinese robes, pieces of embroidery and baby carrier in the name of Professor and Mrs Hewitson. Also query what to do with presentation made to Professor on his retirement, consists of photographs of members of the Council

letter, 19/12/1936, Kerr, The Royal Scottish Museum to H D Skinner, Sending photograph of the tiki. Follow up in due course re exchange material.

letter, 28/09/1936, Dr Gerhard Lindelom to H D Skinner, Unable to follow through with exchange as Board of Museum has declined, with the exception of a fish hook.

letter, 11/12/1936, Mr Edward Samuel to H D Skinner, I want a photograph of a reconstructed moa

letter, 17/08/1936, R U Sayce, Manchester to H D Skinner, Sending report and guide. Thanks for help with our collection. I will be working on our stone implements and may be able to send you some in exchange for Maori material

letter, 16/05/1936, Carl Schuster, Peiping, China to H D Skinner, Interested in your discussion on bird motives as a class of objects similar to bronze age Indo-chinese

letter, 22/05/1936, Miss Catherwood to H D Skinner (London), The £43 payment to the friends has not been actioned yet. Payment of £15 to Parkin Christian under way. Nordhoff sent copy of "The Hurricane". Three packing cases arrived and in good order. Admiralty Island pendant, cowri shell with incised pattern and dog teeth arrived 4 weeks ago. Persian mirror case is very rusty. Miss Daff repaired the Tang figure. H E Vaile found dead in Auckland Harbour. Mclachlan says of 20,000 stamps 1500 are of use for the collection. Mr Elvy sent in greenstone pendant from Goose Bay for identification, sending you drawing of it.

letter, 16/04/1936, Miss Catherwood to H D Skinner (London), Maiden Castle excavation interesting. Letter from Bishop Museum with returned manuscript. Advert for Ebbett collection, Vangioni says a great deal of it is modern. Teviotdale spent Easter excavating at Shag Point with Mr Hornsey. Papatowai piece of drilled moa bone. Mr Harris making changes to the Library. McLachlan has received University Scholarship. Sending circulars for conferences.

letter, 05/03/1936, Miss Catherwood to H D Skinner (London), Enclosed letter from Trenn and from Samuel Russell. Dr Stearns apologised for not forwarding exchange material yet. E J Forsdyke about collapsed model of the Parthenon. Rev W W Avery presented collection of New Guinea material. Mr George's stuff has been handed over by the Settlers museum and the Robert Burns Snuff mull sent. Rev Crockett presenting articles from Shag Point. Mr Voyce sending kapkaps. Stone figure from Easter island arrived. Do we pay £10, 15 or 20? Dr Mullin said you and Fels purchased a Lekythos. we don't have enough money to pay for it. The £43.5.0 owing to the friends could be paid back to help. Harold service appointed to Gold Coast Geological work. Benham has 110 students.

letter, 17/12/1935 to H D Skinner, Query re editing of papers. Other museum business including discussion on Percy smith Prize, a possible canoe in Kent, meeting with Hocken and potential gifts of collection material.

letter, 19/06/1936, Grafton? Elliot Smith to H D Skinner, Setting up a meeting