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letter, 09/06/1932, Re Tu S Taylor. Dental clinic Wellington to H D Skinner, Skull photos from Miss Blackwood. Professor Thomson prepared to present them free of cost

letter, 15/04/1931, Re Tu S Taylor. Dental clinic Wellington to H D Skinner, Wish to discuss arrangement of thesis material.

letter, 20/03/1932, Re Tu S Taylor. Dental clinic Wellington to H D Skinner, Received diary, Negatives back will make prints for you. Excavation profitable.

letter, 11/10/1931, C.G. Teschemaker to H D Skinner, Offers to sell the Kinjoly wooden mere for £20, 2 bone meres £20, a greenstone mere £15, all as a result of the desperate times the world is in.

letter, 20/11/1931, C. G. Teschemaker to H D Skinner, Acknowledges cheque. Mentions good pendants, a tiki from Rore, their chief, a splendid steering paddle all for sale.

letter, 26/10/1931, C.G. Teschemaker to H D Skinner, Advises posting the mere.

letter, 15/10/1930, Pani Te Tau to H D Skinner, Apologises for not being able to be with him today. Is sending 1 Kiwi Rahu, 1 Taniko Rahu, 1 feather Rahu,1 Korowai, 2 Taniko bags.

letter, 04/07/1932, Pani Te Tau to H D Skinner, Makes suggestions on the content of the examination paper for Girl Guides. Includes a list of translations of maori words.

letter, 14/11/1932, D Teviotdale to H D Skinner, Mentions Mr Jacquery who is protective of his "ground". He has a copy of a maori toothed comb which was found at Greenhills by a miner. Also mentions a grooved whale's tooth. He is going with Mr King to Wakapatia and would like King's name attached to the moa as he discovered it.

letter, 10/12/1932, D Teviotdale to H D Skinner, Arrived at Waipapa punt on Tuesday. Did 3 days digging and got a greenstone adze, a Spent 3 days digging and got a toggle and an early Maori iron fishhook. Is going to Kaikoura as Murray has something for him. William King is the boss of Camp 18, Waipapa Point.

letter, Department of Anatomy, University Museum, Oxford to H D Skinner, Effusive thanks for skulls delivered by Miss Blackwood. Will reciprocate with a cast of the Devil's Tower skull, discovered by Miss Garrod at Gibraltar. Mentions a visit by Professor Benham.;

letter, 11/06/1931, Mr Fraill to H D Skinner, Thanking Skinner for previous letters, discusses a future presentation

letter, 11/06/1931, Mr Fraill to H D Skinner, Sent with the previous letter mostly discusses Mrs Fraill's late father and contributions that will be made to Hocken library oh his things.

letter, 17/09/1932, J R Wilkinson, Department of Land and Survey, Blenheim to H D Skinner, Giving permission to carry out research work at Waipapa Point. Suggests Mr Teviotdale interviews Dr. R.L. Withers, P. Curran, F. Monk and A. Gooch about Maori Occupation. Plus a map of hand drawn map of Waipapa Point.

letter, 16/09/1932, J H Burnet, Wanganui Public Museum to H D Skinner, Telling Skinner of 'Maori dog skins' (kuri) he could purchase, and suggesting he take up editorship of a society

letter, 21/03/1931, J H Burnet, Wanganui Public Museum to H D Skinner, Re Kuri skins. Have one at museum, and one deposited with Museum that is for sale. Skins have been well cured. Also have a skull of one animal and could make a cast. Collected by ? Bell, surveyor from Upper Waitoturu? Made contact with a Maori who has discovered a cave burial; containing mere and 3 tiki. Recommend offer from Mr Downes.

letter, 26/04/1932, Re Geo H West to H D Skinner, Description of "odds" sent; bowls, club, walking stick, spoon, spade, 3 stocks, 4 stone adze, trinkets to go with red feather money, stone shaped like a taro and wooden tub to go outside a ghost house.

letter, 27/05/1932, Re Geo H West to H D Skinner, Box of Santa Cruz curios ready to go, contains adze and weaving outfits. More things to come. Payment agreement. Mr Pyeroft of Auckland Museum doing round trip collecting birds, insects and curios. Discussion re arrangement and plans of a ghost house.

letter, 28/04/1932, Herbert Warapu?, Bishop Court Napier to H D Skinner, Re script / papers and illustrations. [ hard to read]

letter, 29/09/1932, Mrs Marion Wilkins to H D Skinner, Valuation of feather box is low. Curator at Christchurch advised re of law prohibiting articles of NZ origin being sent out of the country. Will send to you, request price prepared to pay.