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Letter, 19/11/1923, E B Ellerm, Public Library and Museum, New Plymouth to H D Skinner, Offers to buy grey kiwi, laughing owl, and kea from Mr Gibson. Thanks for parcel of books. Enquires about receiving Moriori exhibits in the future, or any other surplus ones.

Letter, 19/12/1923, A Kennedy, Secretary, Tost & Rohu to H D Skinner, Regarding receipts that had yet to reach Skinner.

Letter, 18/08/1921, W H Denton, estate of late George Denton, Wellington to H D Skinner, Informing Skinner of imminent shipment of pataka front and North Queensland shield. The pataka front is missing a piece.

Letter, 26/08/1921, W H Denton, estate of late George Denton, Wellington to H D Skinner, Updates on the purchased pataka. It came from a pā inland from Tauranga, and the piece missing from it was the teko teko.

Letter, 14/01/1922, W O Oldman, London to H D Skinner, Acknowledge that Otago Museum, unlike others, is aware that old pieces are becoming difficult to find. List of four available Easter Island objects. P.S. note asking what material is wanted for your private collection.

Letter, 27/02/1922, H Chapman, Registrar to H D Skinner, Advising contents of Ethnographic account. Notes on back may not be related.

Letter, 27/02/1922, Eurarkee?, 16 Finsbury Circus to H D Skinner, Regret that was unable to assist in recovering the sharks teeth ?cloak. Object not found among effects. He was in Canada before he joined up.

Letter, 08/04/1922, A Nielson to H D Skinner, Have sent a case containing Lauta canoe, New Guinea club, Maori calabash rim and cover, 3 Maori Calabash pieces and 1 Marquesan pounder and bowl.

Letter, 20/05/1922, Druier to H D Skinner, Sending receipt for one pound. Have found a nice greenstone chisel.

Letter, 25/11/1922, Stanley Ball, Bishop Museum to H D Skinner, Discussion regarding Edge-Partington collection. Bishop Museum expressing interest in the Polynesian material but does not want to purchase Melanisation, Micronesian and Australian material. Catalogue sent to Mr Fel (tbc no. 37)

Note, 1962, Notes on Murdering Beach collection items. Information from H D Skinner, 1962.

Notes, Debating and refuting Skinner's thoughts on events on Murdering Beach amd burning of canoes.