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letter, 12/04/1932, A. Forde Matthews, P.W.D. Camp, Oturehua, Central Otago to H D Skinner, Receipt of letter re collection. Accepts offer of 10 pounds. Reply from Skinner on reverse side of this letter dated 12 May 1932. Thanks Matthews for his efforts to obtain flint flakes from Karakanui. Discusses McTaggart and rumour of dishonesty.

letter, 22/03/1932, A. Forde Matthews, P.W.D. Camp, Oturehua, Central Otago to H D Skinner, Apologies for late reply. Will accept offer of 15 pounds. Will post flint as soon as it arrives. Reverse page is reply from Skinner with final offer of 10 pounds. Committee not prepared to make further advance.

letter, 25/02/1932, A. Forde Matthews, P.W.D. Camp, Oturehua, Central Otago to H D Skinner, Requesting offer for his collection

letter, 18/01/1932, A. Forde Matthews, P.W.D. Camp, Oturehua, Central Otago to H D Skinner, Pleased that collection has arrived safely. Provides details for contacting McTaggart and possible digging areas and accommodation for Mr Teviotdale.

letter, 07/01/1932, A. Forde Matthews, P.W.D. Camp, Oturehua, Central Otago to H D Skinner, Reports Greenstones posted today.

letter, 30/10/1931, A. Matheson Leith House to H D Skinner, Apologies for being unable to purchase Coronet while visiting Tahiti. Refers to letter to Skinner from Mr Russell. Encloses bank draft.

letter, 12/12/1932, H. E. Maude, Ocean island, Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony to H D Skinner, Reports change of location. Not able to get many of the anthropological specimens promised until they can get to the Gilberts. Nothing obtainable on Banaba. Sending some ornaments and descriptions. Thanks Skinner for kindness and hospitality during stay in Dunedin.

letter, 26/10/1932, E.? Maxwell? Opunake to H D Skinner, Re publication for Polynesian Journal

letter, 29/09/1931, H.E. Maude to H D Skinner, Article on adoption. Wife writing on string figures. Comments re other papers in progress.

letter, 06/07/1932, E.? Maxwell? Opunake to H D Skinner, Discovery by Sir Geo Syme (surgeon) of a human leg bone. Hand drawn sketch and X for location. Suggests this a moa hunters cave as located by a "trap" area of swamp. Site was intact, now expose by weather and bones rapidly deteriorating. Interior lots of moa bone and some human. Umu in middle. Some later Maori tattoo instruments. Moa bones sent to Mr Drew at Wanganui museum, multiple species. Sir G took human bone with him, intending to write a paper for Society in Melbourne.

letter, 12/08/1931, Margaret Mead American Museum of Natural History to H D Skinner, Sending photo of specimen in Brussels museum where Dr Albrechts is curator for your identification and send information. Mr Fortune and I off to New Guinea

letter, 21/11/1931, Meyer. Waimate to H D Skinner, Adze sold to McCully

letter, 03/10/1931, E Millin. Roxbury to H D Skinner, Notifying you of Samoan chisels mostly on Savu. Talk to Rutherford

letter, 16/07/1932, M E Moore, 32 Royal Tce. to H D Skinner, Piece of paper made by nature near Shanghai. Seeds and tiny snails imbedded. Flake I gave you was from Ching te Chen in Kiangie

letter, 16/03/1931, Alex Moore, Joiner Dunedin to H D Skinner, Quote of £112 for 15' oak and glass display case

letter, 17/10/1930, Alex Moore, Joiner Dunedin to H D Skinner, Quote for 12' long case £48-12-0 and double desk case 9'6" x 4"0" for £35-4-0

letter, 10/08/1932, Adolph Moritzson. St. Clair to H D Skinner, Parcel of printed matter from Smith the Express Man

letter, 07/11/1930, Thomas M B Muir Duke St Invercargill to H D Skinner, Re my collection of Maori implements ultimate disposal

letter, 08/11/1932, Harry Meyers to H D Skinner, please give adze on loan to A G Hornsey

letter, 07/01/1931, Wyatt Malcolm. National Museum, Ottawa to H D Skinner, Bulletins to be sent to Librarian University