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Letter, 16/02/1909, A Y Valentine to Professor W B Benham, Have interviewed Mr John Parker, who is a whaler of 50 years experience. He is puzzled by the whale species you mention in your circular letter. It does not appear to be one of the whales commonly in our waters.

Letter, 24/09/1908, W W Smith to Professor W B Benham, Sending two more specimens, details of site where the worms were located. Some "enormous" worms are ploughed up by farmers living at Puniko? 26 miles south of New Plymouth, will send a sample.

Letter, 22/08/1908, W W Smith to Professor W B Benham, Power of smell of kiwi's and the insects (worms, huhu bugs etc) that they eat.

Letter, 10/06/1908, A Sedwick, Zoological Laboratory, The Museums Cambridge. to Professor W B Benham, Letter 10/6/1908 request for samples and preservation method. Information about staff. Letter 4/4/1908 written for official permission to receive samples. Letter 17/3/1908 request for specimens. Congrats on election to RS [Royal Society?]. Information about various people. Letter Secretary Marine Dpt NZ, gives permission to obtain three tuatara to be sent to Cambridge for scientific purposes. Letter Secretary Marine Dpt NZ forwarding warrant to obtain three tuatara.

Letter, 02/07/1908, A J Williamson, Victoria to Professor W B Benham, Enclosed sample of Selwynite an anhydrous silicate of alumina and chromium from+F8407:F8415 Redcastle.Could you send a Balimus Novosulandieus shell in exchange. Would exchange 6 adzes for a tiki

Letter, 29/01/1908, Edgar R Waite, Canterbury Museum to Professor W B Benham, All Echinoderms are the property of this museum but you may hold duplicates not the sole specimen

Letter, 09/05/1908, Edgar R Waite, Canterbury Museum to Professor W B Benham, Suter sent Hutton and Prof Ludwig a starfish for identification in 1905 but no reply. I have found the first and send to you for report. Waiting for the Nora Niven publication

Letter, 15/02/1908, C H Fisher, Standard Insurance to Professor W B Benham, Contents are insured and the annex but not the main building. The fire door between the annex and the main building do not comply. The museum rate is 4/-

Letter, 31/01/1908, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Major Brown will get the subantactic coleoptera to work out. Returing some specimens. Awaiting dredged material from Capt. Bollons. Later I will draw up report on marine shells

Letter, 18/01/1908, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Alter my manuscript as needed. Forgot to return a beetle from Auckland Isles, sent it to Major Brown

Letter, 15/01/1908, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Trophon squamatus from Auckland Islands is Pupura striata Martyn. Southern specimens have the apertine brown within

Letter, 06/01/1908, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Thank you for specimens happy to help

Letter, 29/08/1908, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Sending you large earthworms from Henderson

Letter, 24/04/1908, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Studying species of Tethys. Sending drawing of a shell from Mr hamilton for comparison

Letter, 05/05/1908, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Thanks for Hutton's type of Tethys brunnia. I can do without T. venosa

Letter, 20/05/1908, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Campbeel Island land shells contain 2 new species. Also new species of slugs but also introduced slugs maybe from dirt on introduced animals feet

Letter, 22/06/1908, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Thanks for info on Nudibranchs. Doriopsilla australis Bergh. Shall return Campbell Island shells soon. There is only one Endodonta Stychodon. Sending some annelids from the "Nora Niven" expedition

Letter, 04/11/1907, Hubert Lyman Clark Museum of Comparative Zoology Cambridre Mass. to Professor W B Benham, I hope you will exchange from the collection of Echinoderms from Mr Waite

Letter, 03/08/1907, Samuel Henshaw Museum of Comparative Zoology Cambridre Mass. to Professor W B Benham, sending Sarpilse, box turtle, soft shell turtle, skins and skulls of 2 skink. We do not have a Lepidosiren for exchange

Letter, 28/08/1907, Hubert Lyman Clark Museum of Comparative Zoology Cambridre Mass. to Professor W B Benham, Thanks for collection of Echinoderms will send in exchange