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letter, 25/11/1936, Mr J H Sorensen Jnr to H D Skinner, Expecting receipt of a carved stick. Missing piece not yet found but seeking permission from land owner to dig and explore further. Development of Museum in Invercargill and desire to be appointed as a staff member. Trying to make order of existing material. Request information on how to catalogue items. corrections to paper. New donations and sketch of Canterbury pendant.

letter, 02/06/1936, Hubert Hale to H D Skinner, Letter and response. Forwarding collection of 222 specimens of stone axes 20 amulets on behalf of Mr A H Voyce at Kihili Buin. Query consignment not yet received 23 July 1936. Consignment received 15 Aug, 1936.

letter, 09/12/1936, R Speight to H D Skinner, Congratulations on appointment of Curator. Thanks for help with voyage.

letter, 24/01/1936, Dr H T Stearns to H D Skinner, Mrs Stearns was ill. Material arrived but a few small pieces were broken. Still trying to arrange exchange Hawaiian materialF5525F5522F5509:FF5509:F5522

letter, 11/03/1936, G B Stevenson to H D Skinner, I wrote 2 years ago about Maori and moa remains near the Takiroa rock shelter. I will visit you about them on the 15th at 2.30

letter, 08/01/1934, G B Stevenson to H D Skinner, I sent you by Major T Waite a piece of Maori cloth found in the Takiroa rock shelter near Duntroon 38 years ago, I would like it to remain in your care on deposit. I have other material found in a midden half a mile away

letter, 08/02/1936, David Teviotdale to H D Skinner, Enclosed accounts of trip to Papatowai. Worth publishing in continuation of Moa Hunter papers. Wide field of work from Catlins to Waikawa ovens and shell heaps

letter, 20/12/1936, David Teviotdale to H D Skinner, Waitaki. Chapman met us and took us to the hut. Excavated large midden 45 feet by20 feet and up to 3 feet deep. Found some flints, flattened point of moa bone, a drilled moa bone, a large drill point, an unfinished adze. Mr Larnach of the BNZ Waimate has been digging here along with McCully, Buick, Russell

letter, 28/12/1036, David Teviotdale to H D Skinner, Korotuahaka, Kaika. Buick to come. Mr George going to Naseby. Mr Hornsey was here. Mr Stewart of Morvin found an argillite adze and gave it to me. Says he has a rough patu, might be just stone. Have many moa bones. Could you send Smith up with a pick.

letter, 25/12/1936, David Teviotdale to H D Skinner, Waitaki. Thanks for the cake. Visited by grandson of chief who brought Maoris from Omarama to here. Says big ash heap was a crematorium. Have a number of moa bones seal and dog bones. Small piece of greenstone, piece of drilled bone and a maybe harpoon point.

letter, 08/02/1936, David Teviotdale to H D Skinner, Rough account of my trips since you left. Little River. Birdling Flat, Lake Forsyth. We were warned off by a shepherd. Tumble Down Bay where we got a few fish hook points. Hikuraki Bay good hook. Akaroa and visited Vangioni. Ellismere spit to Taumutu, got nothing. 43 pieces of Irvines collection. on January 8 to Papatowai with George, excavated at the mouth of the Tahakopa river, Moa bones and shells, fish hooks, small greenstone adze, bone needles, greenstone chisel. Over 200 articles from Papatowai, 2 one piece hooks, 9 adzes, 1 scraper, 1 sandstone cutter, 1 unfinished whalebone hook 1 drilled moa bone

letter, 31/12/1936, The Curator, Taranaki Museum. to H D Skinner, Bad holiday weather made for very busy museum with 2 to 300 visitors a day. Made up the balance of the exhibit and will forward to Wanganui.

letter, 01/10/1936, Lionel ? Spe? to H D Skinner, Travels plans and stories inc party from American Museum of NH on board millionaires yacht, collecting from a pearl shell lagoon and for a bird section.

letter, 28/08/1936, Lionel Trenn to H D Skinner, Shipment of spears sent, inc ironwood spear from the Beaumont Estate. Tuaine Nicholas not willing to dispose of his grandfathers notes on legends and genealogies. Sent copy of Tangiia legend to Stimson. Discussion re Kiho in Easter Islands. Working on genealogies of families in Manihiki. Asking advice on how to undertake research and information gathering and focus of subject.

letter, 17/08/1936, Lionel Trenn to H D Skinner, Sent shipment of spears, clubs, paddles etc. Some material from the Beaumont estate in Rarotonga tbc. Other material collected by trader named Kohn, mostly from Papua but acquired from Mrs Ambridge.

letter, 24/06/1936, F?, Acting Chairman, University Museum Collection. to H D Skinner, Request for report on travel made possible by Carnegie Corporation grant.

letter, 20/11/1936, J W Hayward, Registrar to H D Skinner, Account of expenditure for the current year.

letter, 08/12/1936, Chapman, Registrar to H D Skinner, Account for a small Kava bowl purchased by Teviotdale to be paid by museum

letter, 23/11/1936, Chapman, Registrar to H D Skinner, Invoice for 2 cases from British Museum with model of the Parthenon. N Z Shipping carried free. H C Campbell asked to deliver

letter, 10/11/1936, Chapman, Registrar to H D Skinner, Letter from J B Thomson re Moritzson will. Also letter from Hercus