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letter, 04/01/1928, Clias? Nordhoff to H D Skinner, Albacore and Bonito fish hooks and lures. Protocols relating to deep-line fishing outside of the reef. Note does museum want "stuff" mentioned to Fels.

letter, 07/06/1928, A Muta? House of Representatives to H D Skinner, Board members and financial support to publish material. support. Moriori material.

letter, 01/05/1928, Clias? Nordhoff to H D Skinner, Marquesan material. Fishing, Samoa as centre of expertise. Stimson, knowledge of language and seeking information. Collections for sale from Frisbie and others.

letter, 29/03/1928, Clias? Nordhoff to H D Skinner, 7 Marquesan objects, other collectors and potential sales. Waves of migration thru islands, from Micronesia to Samoa based on evolution of fishing hooks. Cannibalism.

letter, 22/10/1928, A Muta? House of Representatives to H D Skinner, Matatua (Mataatua) people coming for opening. Publication and various writings.

letter, 15/09/2028, Clias? Nordhoff to H D Skinner, Publication, sale of collection material.

letter, 07/12/1928, A Muta? House of Representatives to H D Skinner, Election, Ratana, pure blood at Te Aute? Collage, Mr Philips to go to Urewera.

letter, 20/03/1928, State Museum of Mexico to H D Skinner, List of material sold to Otago museum.

letter, 23/05/1928, W.O. Oldman to H D Skinner, Money not received, return of Wahaiha sent in error. Moved house, over 30 tons of material.

letter, 23/05/1928, W.O. Oldman to H D Skinner, Memo statement of items and funds, Kotiati / Wahaiha

letter, 22/11/1928, W.O. Oldman to H D Skinner, Return of Wahaiha, payment for feather box overdue. Becoming harder to find old specimens.

letter, 08/10/1928, A J Pycoft Secretary Auckland Institute and Museum to H D Skinner, Dr Schofield has accepted vice-presidency of section. Not interested in contacting E W Gifford requesting a paper unless he can attend (conference) in January

letter, 15/08/1928, A J Pycoft Secretary Auckland Institute and Museum to H D Skinner, Request for names and addresses of those who might be speakers for the anthropology section of the January Science Congress (of which Skinner has been appointed president)

letter, 10/09/1928, A J Pycoft Secretary Auckland Institute and Museum to H D Skinner, Request for suggestions for vice-president of Anthropology and History sections of upcoming Congress

letter, 07/04/1928, J G Prichard to H D Skinner, Request for valuation of a greenstone adze from Riwaka. Further details on back from the original recipient, who has forwarded it to Skinner: the chisel is from the Leitchfield collection in Blenheim, and the writer has sent the letter on in case Skinner wishes to put in an offer to Lietchfield before Prichard can.

letter, 10/05/1928, Harold Parsons, Cleveland Museum of Art to H D Skinner, Willing to assist with building collection of Classical antiquities for a 10% fee. Suggests a minimum of 1000 pounds/year. Gives indicative costs for various objects, including a helmet requested (currently 1000).

letter, 14/05/1928, H D Skinner to H D Skinner, Acknowledgement of receipt of adzes from Southland

letter, 01/05/1928, John Robertson to H D Skinner, Advises of dispatch of adzes from Southland

letter, 06/04/1928, O H T Ribbeth? to H D Skinner, Note that an unspecified exchange has been rejected

letter, 17/04/1928, John Robertson to H D Skinner, Apologies that the small adze he supplied was a European imitation. Will send his remaining collection of adzes to Otago Museum. Mr Gilbertson willing to show his collection of electroplated replicas of Greek and Roman coins. Note at bottom of second page in another hand (H Mitchell?) dated May 1st reminding him he had promised to send a Maori collection for assessment