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Letter, 18/11/1938, J Maul, Museu Municipal, Madeira to H D Skinner, Mr Falla of Canterbury museum says you are advertising for a keeper of Zoology for which I am applying

Letter, 10/03/1938, Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester, England to H D Skinner, I have put together a number of prints of our bird and mammal cases. Interested in the changes to your museum. I look forward to the advertisement of a keeper of zoology. Mr Lowe and Miss Weston were flattered

Letter, 17/01/1939, David Millar, Cawthron Institute, Nelson to H D Skinner, Offering assistance regarding Peake.

Letter, 08/12/1938, H Miller to H D Skinner, Request to return his collection of Maori pendants. Mr Falla of the Christchurch museum wishes to view them.

Letter, 20/01/1939, H Miller,East Taieri to H D Skinner, Request for information about a two-tailed lizard found on Saddle hill

Letter, 13/06/1938, Lucy Moore, Dept. Zoology, Auckland University College to H D Skinner, Enquiry regarding a paper by F W Hutton in which he gives a list of NZ imipedia in the Otago museum. The enquiry relates to new species of Elminius viz. semnalus, and E rugosus. The author is endeavouring to clear up the systematics of this important group.

Letter, 11/07/1938, Lucy Moore, Dept. Zoology, Auckland University College to H D Skinner, Acknowledging with thanks the specimens.

Letter, 31/12/1938, Mr Moyle, Oamaru to H D Skinner,, No dish was unearthed during the 17 yeas he owned the property

Letter, 09/07/1938, J W Murdoch, Oamaru to H D Skinner, Thanks for Annual Report. Plans to visit the museum and bring a heavy stone hammer he found at Papatowai.

Letter, 03/05/1938, W.D. Murison to H D Skinner, As per enquiry the W.D. you ask about is my late father. When home at Waimate I will send what information I have.

Letter, 16/05/1938, W.D. Murison to H D Skinner, Enclosed information about my father, suggest picture in the ODT is best. I have no knowledge of what happened to the Moa remains from Puketoetoe [Puketoi - sp?]. Gives names of the surviving children.

Letter, 29/11/1938, The Museums Association, London to H D Skinner, Cheque received for payment for institutional membership. Will send Museums Journal and membership card.

Letter, 11/01/1938, The Museums Association, London to H D Skinner, Thanks for duplicate magazines, and will send issues that you lack.

Letter, 01/06/1938, The Museums Association, London to H D Skinner, Apologies we sent the wrong edition, sending correct one under separate cover.

Letter, 14/07/1938, The Museums Association, London to H D Skinner, Note and duplicate Journal received.

Letter, 20/06/1938, F D McCarthy, Australia Museum to H D Skinner, Also noted similarities of Australian and pacific motifs. Fish hook and Lil lil club motifs similar to Maori. We need Solomon Island material from Rev Voyce. P G Black collection sold to Buffalo museum.

Letter, 06/04/1938, Hugh S McCully, Peel forest to H D Skinner, Sending copies of drawings from rock face 16 miles below the Ohau bridge, Wakatatari, Flake tools continue to interest and I have made some discoveries.

Letter, 28/04/1938, Hugh S McCully, Peel forest to H D Skinner, I shall straighten up my drawings and send them to you. Went to Gray's Hill found anvil and tools. Going for larger adzes which look fine along side pygmy forms. Moa bone fragments look to be tools. The settlement Rauru on the sketch made by Te Hore Karori 1848 has not been found. Gray hill may have been a site for material for raupo canvas

Letter, 09/08/1938, Hugh S McCully to H D Skinner, Thanks for help in obtaining copy of "Antiquity". Identifies specimans on Plate IV as identical to moa bone implements. Opinion that moa bones intended to be used as implements were buried for some time so they could be more easily worked. Commentary on making of implements where the features of point and edge are more important than tool form. Specimans on Plate IV demonstrate this.

Letter, 14/11/1938, Hugh S McCully to H D Skinner, Forwarding a greenstone amulet on behalf of Mr J Irvine of Timaru, found at Georgetown, below the Horwhenua Kaike. Suggests an offer for it would be desirable. Asks that Mr Teviotdale is told of death and burial yesterday of aged Maori woman at Waitaki. Reports of wooden patu seen at the Canterbury museum, found in the Ellesmere district.