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Letter, 30/06/1937, R Boulter, Trade Commissioner, London to H D Skinner, Re loan of a series of model animals I encose invoice for shipping cost

Letter, 17/10/1937, Trenn, Manihiki, Cook Islands to H D Skinner, This adze was dug up at ? Truhunu village

Letter, 29/09/1937, Burns Philip & Co, Sydney to H D Skinner, Shipping receipt for 12 cases of antiquities ex "Malaita" from Kieta per "Karetu" 12/1d

Letter, n.d., Rose S Ulrich, Dunedin to H D Skinner, Small basket from gold coast made by Hausa tribe

Letter, 17/12/1936, H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago to H D Skinner, Your request for funding to attend the Australasian Association meeting in Auckland has been denied as other staff are attending at their own expense

Letter, 18/02/1937, H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago to H D Skinner, On behalf of the council thanks for your reports on the Museum conference and the loan collection. Miss Daff has been permitted to visit Auckland to study exhibition methods.

Letter, 19/02/1937, H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago to H D Skinner, On your suggestion to posthumously award Sir Frederick Chapman the Percy Smith Prize, the council cannot award it until four years have passed since the previous award and feel Sir Frederick has already been suitably commemorated.

Letter, 13/12/1935, H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago to H D Skinner, The Council has not agreed to depart from the regulation to wait four years between awards for the Percy Smith prize for the sake of awarding it to Sir Frederick.

Letter, 18/11/1937, H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago to H D Skinner, The council is not prepared to deliberate on the matter of awarding Sir Frederick the Percy Smith prize because they have already given their decision.

Letter, 24/02/1937, H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago to H D Skinner, Re the handling of the Stamp and Photographic accounts, the committee agrees with your suggestion.

Letter, 26/02/1937, H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago to H D Skinner, The University council will increase the number of Friends of the Museum reps on the Committee of Management from three to four. Please let me know who is elected.

Letter, 05/03/1937, H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago to H D Skinner, Forwarding a check to Mrs. Spring from the Colquhoun, expression of doubt that there is any direction that the Colquhoun find is to be divided equally between zoology and anthropology

Letter, 11/03/1937, H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago to H D Skinner, Confirmation that the Chairman of the musuem management Committee will receive statements of the accounts he is interested in

Letter, 24/03/1937, H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago to H D Skinner, Note that the enclosed documents detail correspondance to professor Marples

Letter, 13/04/1937, H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago to H D Skinner, Requesting advice on the salary division of E H Gibson who performs taxidermy for both the Museum and the Univeristy Biology Department

Letter, 21/04/1937, H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago to H D Skinner, Informing that the report about the payment of Museum staff was addressed in yesterday's meeting of the University Council. Attached are accounts of funding grants. A letter to Skinner from S O Hughes follows, enclosing cost estimations for lighting installation in the Hocken Library and Gallery.

Letter, 28/04/1937, H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago to H D Skinner, Gibson's salary divide will remain the same (2/3 paid by Museum, 1/3 by University) for the current year, but will be reconsidered at the end of the year.

Letter, 04/05/1937, H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago to H D Skinner, Acknowledgement of letter regarding opening of the Chinese exhibition. The Chancellor has approved Skinner's proposal.

Letter, 04/05/1937, H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago to H D Skinner, Acknowledgement of letter regarding painting of the Curator's room. The Chairman of the Works committee has authorised architect to obtain prices.

Letter, 27/05/1937, H Chapman, Registrar University of Otago to H D Skinner, The request for installation of electric lighting in Hocken Gallery has been referred to the Chairman of the Works and Finance Committee.