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letter, 21/03/1932, John Ellison Puketiraki to H D Skinner, Early settlers museum setting up a whaling display so we won't. Handing our whaling collection to them. Please tell Mr Parata. Mr hall is to restore canoe. Acquired greenstone tiki 5 and a half inches tall almost as wide. Bragg of half-moon bay sent picture and Whakapapa of his father. Dr. Ellison assisting in Rarotonga as he has in Niue and Chathams

letter, 31/08/1932, Elvy, Lands department Blenheim to H D Skinner, W H Skinner asks about Kaikoura excavations at Waipapa. Tiki from S I M T railway digging in your museum. Sites near Kaikoura where artifacts were found, old fort Pekahea taken by Ngaitateu (?) 100 0r more years ago. Skeletons of 8 foot men found. Story of race of giants the Rapuwai. other sites mentioned worth exploring including Mouth of the Wairau river

letter, 16/11/1932, Kenneth Bernice P Bishop Museum Honolulu to H D Skinner, Society Islands archaeology 660 pages 140 figures finished. Ruins of Malden and Fanning will be published. Will take up Tuamotu material. Acquired Nordmann collection of adzes etc. Marguerit, Handy and I studying ancient Hulas

letter, 17/10/1932, Kenneth Bernice P Bishop Museum Honolulu to H D Skinner, Genealogy of Tahitian crossed with Rarotonga, Hawaii, New Zealand leeward Islands. Buying all Norman's collection. If you buy Stinson's collection let us have mould of Chatham Island adze. Buck writes of Peabody Salem museum and Cambridge about material for Cook Island studies.

letter, 05/04/1932, Kenneth Bernice P Bishop Museum Honolulu to H D Skinner, Re your Austral island hafted adze we have old hafted adze labelled Mangaia. Auckland have hafted Cook Island adze from Partington collection. New basalt saw from Kauai.

letter, 07/03/1932, Kenneth Bernice P Bishop Museum Honolulu to H D Skinner, Great you have Ellis and Gilbert concerns going, Burrows leaves for Futuna. Buck gave lectures series. (Note on back, Park Adze, Hockey club from Jubuai, German work on Lord Howe)

letter, 15/11/1931, Kenneth Bernice P Bishop Museum Honolulu to H D Skinner, Stinson does some fine work but conceit and trickery do not go in Scientific work, Depression means money is tight. Spitz and Marquesan headpiece $1000 no thank you.

letter, 26/08/1931, Kenneth Bernice P Bishop Museum Honolulu to H D Skinner, Sending article on Cambridge Cavern with photos for P J

letter, 22/08/1931, Kenneth Bernice P Bishop Museum Honolulu to H D Skinner, Material from New Zealand arrived. Tahitian arrow in quiver , Tahitian seal, Guam adzes Easter Island Adzes for you. Received Pitt-Rivers material.

letter, 26/07/1931, Kenneth Bernice P Bishop Museum Honolulu to H D Skinner, Hardy studying taro and sweet potato cultivation. Buck finished Penrhyn manuscript and finishing Manuhiki. McGregor going to Samoa and Tonga to take measurements for Shapiro, then to Gilberts to do physical anthropology. Stinson ethical problems described.

letter, 25/04/1931, Kenneth Bernice P Bishop Museum Honolulu to H D Skinner, Wilson died of Typhoid, Got your copy of "A short history of Chinese Civilization" Discussed your purchase of La Gaude Fan and Uhi Kana (crown). Serious political problems involved, we must not be seen to be involved.

letter, 28/02/1931, Kenneth Bernice P Bishop Museum Honolulu to H D Skinner, Nordhoff wants copies of his Polynesian Journal article on fishing. 2000 to 3000 place names indexed,

letter, 28/03/1931, Kenneth Bernice P Bishop Museum Honolulu to H D Skinner, Photo of La Gaude uhi Kana but not of fan. Bought Marquesan pounder for £5 and coral pendant tiki for £3. Napuka and Reao canoes arrived. Working with Paea and older Tuamotu getting old histories. Arriving New Zealand June 1st

letter, 27/01/1931, Kenneth Bernice P Bishop Museum Honolulu to H D Skinner, Receipt for large Marquesan paddle towards exchange in 1929 also Magareva adze from Sophie collection

letter, 12/01/1931, J S Falkinder Tasmania to H D Skinner, List of 47 Tasmanian implements to be sent in exchange. Prof Wood-Jones does not think any affinity between Morioris and Tasmanians

letter, 06/10/1932, Geo. Fenwick BNZ Featherston to H D Skinner, I did find a 2 inch greenstone hei like a fish which I shall show you

letter, 25/11/1932, W A Ferry, Kaikoura to H D Skinner, Enclosed 2 pieces for sale from Kahaupara.

letter, 14/11/1932, W A Ferry, Kaikoura to H D Skinner, Pieces found from cutting at Waipapa bay where the Tiki was found. Please value

letter, 11/11/1932, W A Ferry, Kaikoura to H D Skinner, Owner of greenstone happy with offer. List of other items and values

letter, 09/11/1932, W A Ferry, Kaikoura to H D Skinner, Ralf Parsons from Blue Duck told me of a ribbed axe which Beecham found