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letter, 17/02/1931, Donald G Kennedy to H D Skinner, Vailupu memoirs and adze, editing. Interesting material come to hand from excavation of burial grounds; necklace pendants. Blood grouping also promised to yield interesting results. Paper on houses.

letter, 10/01/1931, Donald G Kennedy to H D Skinner, "delving on old village ste and burial ground.."… found "pakasoa" pendants and whale bone and porpoise teeth necklaces. Anti Semitic / yank comments. Sent Gudger palu oil. Recording gramophone.

letter, 28/12/1930, Donald G Kennedy to H D Skinner, Thanks for recommendation re Samoan appointment. Working on Houses and House Building.

letter, 28/07/1928, Donald G Kennedy to H D Skinner, Breast pendant, discussion on shape. Used in Ellice Island as barter / shell money. Sending ruvettus oil and paddle. Sketch of pakasoa.

letter, 09/09/1932, ?F.V. Knapp, Nelson to H D Skinner, Wooden implement dug up in a swamp near Ukulele? Inlet, Detailed description sketch [not] included. Suggest gardening tool not weapon.

letter, 06/09/1932, ?F.V. Knapp, Nelson to H D Skinner, Note re Maori double canoe for the Journal. Mr Cole saw them in use.

letter, 26/03/1932, Isidore Kominsky Melbourne to H D Skinner, Ensignor accepts offer twenty pounds

letter, 10/03/1932, Isidore Kominsky Melbourne to H D Skinner, Lowest price for large piece £24 otherwise return.( in pencil ) price is but advise accept H D S

letter, 20/02/1932, Isidore Kominsky Melbourne to H D Skinner, W A S Kenyon asked us to submit 4 tikis for your approval

letter, 20/02/1932, Isidore Kominsky Melbourne to H D Skinner, Large Tiki £35 Tiki £10 Tiki £10 tiki £6 (On approval)

letter, 08/03/1932, C R Laws Training College Auckland to H D Skinner, Professor Bartrum and I looking for book on Races of man for tuition in geography. Would Haddon's Races of Man do? Could you loan us

letter, 09/12/1932, H S McCully Peal Forest to H D Skinner, Better place for Myers adze than in my cupboard. You may have it at the price mentioned. I would like to demonstrate flake tools. Accompanied by Mr Hornsey. 2nd page outlines of 9 edge serration flakes

letter, 17/11/1932, H S McCully Peal Forest to H D Skinner, Send loaned greenstone slab back via Mr Hornsey. Suggestion re amulet representations.

letter, 27/02/1932, H S McCully Peal Forest to H D Skinner, Lot in common between our flakes and Mousterian collection. Description and comparisons made with drawings of 3 flakes best from Cape Campbell

letter, 31/11/1931, H S McCully Peal Forest to H D Skinner, Comparisons between Tasmanian flake tools and those of the Shag River made and described in detail with sketches. Would do more but busy shearing.

letter, 15/05/1931, H S McCully Peal Forest to H D Skinner, enclosed write up of Waitaki. If you think it worthwhile I will send specimens for drawing or photography PS sending black shag shot here

letter, 03/02/1931, H S McCully Peal Forest to H D Skinner, If Teviotdale can come up in a fortnight we can go to the Waitaki, will take tent etc. Bought a blubber knife from Chathams Flaked tools from here most important yet studied

letter, 20/05/1931, George McCurry, Peabody Museum New Jersey to H D Skinner, Suggested exchange of material. You send Australian microliths, 6 nephrite adzes we send Moustarian hand axe, scrapers. Chellean or Acheuliann flakes. Aurignacian. Also suggest trade of Maori war clubs for New Guiney decorated skull

letter, 22/10/1931, J McDonald, Tokaanu, Lake Taupo to H D Skinner, Regarding drawings of Maori artefacts and enclosing specimen drawing. Describes Ngati Awa Taiha and his assistance with decoration of meeting house 'Puhaorangi.'

letter, 19/05/1932, A. Forde Matthews, Public Works Department (P.W.D.) Camp, Oturehua, Central Otago to H D Skinner, Re cheque received and receipt for payment for curios.