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letter, 01/08/1934, WE Goffe to H D Skinner, Thanking Skinner for his paper on Maori amulets. Illustration of one green stone fish hook, and one stone and bone fish hook. Mention of Maori tooth necklace with 30 - 40 human teeth, in good condition.

letter, 10/08/1934, very likely Goffe to H D Skinner, Goffe mentions he is only willing to sell one of his two fish hooks. Mention of pricing of Maori artefacts(somewhat illegible).

letter, 25/08/1934, W E Goffe Raumoa Gisborne to H D Skinner, Accepted offer and posted them. I have other material you might like

letter, 19/09/1934, W E Goffe Raumoa Gisborne to H D Skinner, Thanks for cheque. I have a stone Kumara god 1ft 2 ins high painted red ochre

letter, 07/09/1934, W E Goffe Raumoa Gisborne to H D Skinner, Have a 6ft x 2 ft carved slab called Marakihau half man half fish

letter, 01/10/1934, W E Goffe Raumoa Gisborne to H D Skinner, £15 for the carving. Got it from Murupara near Galatea at old chief Hare Hare place. £5 for the necklace 29 well drilled teeth

letter, 10/10/1934, W E Goffe Raumoa Gisborne to H D Skinner, Sent Kumara God, Necklace and 2 fishhooks worth £4. Concerned so much good stuff is being bought up by overseas collectors and shipped out

letter, 29/10/1934, W E Goffe Raumoa Gisborne to H D Skinner, As I am treating with the Dominion Caretakers of these priceless objects I accept the sum offered. Sketch of 3 sided hei tiki enclosed. Found at between Kaikohe and Mangakahia 20 years ago. Price can be arranged

letter, 20/11/1934, W E Goffe Raumoa Gisborne to H D Skinner, Have sent hei tiki Holding the hei tiki at an angle and rotating displays the different faces. You put a price on it

letter, 05/12/1934, W E Goffe Raumoa Gisborne to H D Skinner, Hei tiki arrived. Let me know what sort of stuff you want.

letter, 05/06/1935, Robin S Allan, Dept of Geology, Canterbury College to H D Skinner, Note of congratulation on the Science Congress

letter, 13/01/1937, H F Allan, Nelson College Old Boys Association to H D Skinner, Clarifying membership of the Association

letter, 11/04/1935, Dr Robert Lowie to H D Skinner, Offering for review Buck's Manihiki and Rakahanga, an Laura Thompson's Marianas.

letter, 10/11/1931, E W Gifford University of California museum of Anthropology to H D Skinner, Request to review K.W Bachmann's Die Besiedlungdes alten Neusealand.

letter, Undated, Gilbert Archey, Auckland Institute and Museum to H D Skinner

letter, Undated, Gilbert Archey, Auckland Institute and Museum to H D Skinner, Accepts invitation to stay. Discuss mechanisms for award of Carnegie Fellowship.

letter, 15/03/1934, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, National Museum Melbourne to H D Skinner, Invitation to Association meeting to be held during Victorian centenary celebrations. Includes questionnaire re attendance and submission of papers.

letter, 15/04/1935, Dr. H.E. Gregory, Bernice P Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii to H D Skinner, Regarding study of stone tools of Polynesia.

letter, 26/11/1934, Dr. H.E. Gregory, Bernice P Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii to H D Skinner, Unable to supply films for Science Congress. Raises possibility of New Zealand hosting Pacific Science Congress in 1936 or 1937.

letter, 03/10/1934, Dr. H.E. Gregory, Bernice P Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii to H D Skinner, Inquires about Skinner's manuscript on Polynesian stone tools.