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Letter, 08/09/1904, Registrar, University of Otago to Professor W B Benham, Approval of fee for Honours Biology Laboratory.

Letter, 09/12/1903, Chilton?, Canterbury College to Professor W B Benham, Reports find at Castle Hill of worms, including flat colourless one, (is it "Prorhynchus putealis"?)

Letter, 07/08/1903, T F Chuseman? Museum, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Acknowledges receipt of fossil ("Polucipes") lent to the Museum.

Letter, 18/12/1901, T F Chuseman? Museum, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, No objection to the speciman of the big Scalpellum being taken to the Hobart meeting of the Australasian Association.

Letter, 04/12/1903, N L Buchanan, Collingwood to Professor W B Benham, Sending the skin (plus skull) of Kiore. The second male seen in 10 years.

Letter, 24/05/1903, A D S ? Shag Valley, Waihemo to Professor W B Benham, Sending the "ingenious German Engine" (described in letter of 20 May) as a personal gift.

Letter, 20/05/1903, A D S ? Shag Valley, Waihemo to Professor W B Benham, Offer of "rare piece of apparatus" - a set of insturments for observing embryonic growth in an egg.

Letter, 03/09/1903, L Cockayne, Christchurch to Professor W B Benham, Appreciation for praise on work on worms and report of one only, found on Antipodes Island.

Letter, 15/05/1903, L Cockayne, Christchurch to Professor W B Benham, Report of Leeches found in the larger of Open Bay Islands, Southern Westland. Detailed description of variety of plants, soil structure, high moisture content, presence of wetas and holes of Mutton Birds. Sending bottles of worms from Dog Island in Foveaux Strait, Jackson Bay and the forest near Greymouth.

Letter, 21/11/1903, Chas. Cooper Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Happy for the stone to be cleaned. Discussion about worms found and eaten by the Maori; Mr Best 9Government agent) suggested as a source of identification; reference to large earthworms which make a grunting noise when surprised.

Letter, 12/12/1903, ?, Pigeon Island, Bluff to Professor W B Benham, Acknowledgement of note, and papers of earthworms. Regret that age and and lack of knowledge prevents complete understanding. Comments that big worms are found in pairs, but scarce. Also on great season with harbour full of fish, and even a whale.

Letter, 28/10/1903, James Standring, Presbyterian Minister, Enfield to Professor W B Benham, Forwarding another parcel of small bird bones.

Letter, 15/10/1903, James Standring, Presbyterian Minister, Enfield to Professor W B Benham, Forwarding parcel of small bird bones.

Letter, 10/06/1903, Richard Henry, Pigeon Island to Professor W B Benham, Sends three white snails and a ribbon of ova from Cooper Island, and mites.

Letter, 18/09/1903, Charles Cooper, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Sends box of (mollusc and arthropod?) fossils.

Letter, 17/12/1903, W. G. Ridewood, British Museum of Natural History to Professor W B Benham, Acknowledges arrival of Callorhynchus skeleton on behalf of Prof. Lankester and requests bill.

Letter, 05/09/1904, F W Hutton to Professor W B Benham, Regarding the possibility of Hutton procuring Samoan articles on London trip next year, for exchange with Benham.

Letter, 26/04/1903, Joshua Rutland, Canvastown to Professor W B Benham, Forwards fish from Pelorus Sound for identification (on behalf of Mr Godsiff). Updates on Benham's request for earth worm collection.

Letter, 08/10/1903, Joshua Rutland, Canvastown to Professor W B Benham, Updates on procuring worms for Benham, and enlisting Mr McMahon for specimen collection. Sighting of lamprey in Pelorus River.

Letter, 08/09/1903, A Hamilton(?), Registrar, University of Otago to Professor W B Benham, Regarding the financial situation of the Museum. Hamilton sends a cheque for £11.11, but informs Benham there is a debt in the allowance provided for the Museum.