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Letter, 23/10/1903, Gordon Robley to Professor W B Benham, Updates on Dr Hocken's travels. Hocken saw Robley's collection of Maori heads and took photos of Robley's picture of war canoes. Robley may have to sell the heads.

Letter, 20/12/1906, J Crosby Smith to Professor W B Benham, Posts package containing three worms (two from Tokanui, one from the Bluff Road).

Letter, 04/10/1902, Scobie Bros, Manapouri to Professor W B Benham, Tken moa nones to Invercargill to C Ros, Photographer. Not a complet skeleton Will you buy and have free access to dig for more

Letter, 26/06/1903, J Hamilton, Registrar to Professor W B Benham, £10 granted for curator expenses. Similar sum for 1 Oct to 1 Apr 1904

Letter, 28/05/1902, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Molluscs from Southenr fields welcome. Also Chatham molluscs.

Letter, 26/05/1902, W W Smith, Ashburton to Professor W B Benham, Interested in weka foul hybrids Female weka squats with beak on the ground while the male treads like a turkey. Send papers from Hobart meeting

Letter, 18/05/1902, W W Smith, Ashburton to Professor W B Benham, Is there published work on hybrid ducks? I have Muscovy-Rouen, native grey-rouen, pekin-muscovy

Letter, 25/04/1902, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, I shall describe the Separatista and return unique specimens to you. Hope Anudids reached you. Would be glad for shells from Auckland and Campbell Islands.Want duplicate of Ooperipatus viridimaculatus. Have a new Rhytida from Cape Maria

Letter, 14/04/1902, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Shell from Cape Maria appears to be new species of Separatista. Sending Annelids. Are there two Sipsunculus.

Letter, 14/08/1902, R Hendry, Pigeon Island to Professor W B Benham, Returning jars and tubes. Some worms and sand hoppers

Letter, 14/08/1902, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Delighted to receive Opisthobranchs named by Bergh. Ehlers not yet published on Annelids. Captain Bollards of the "Hinemoa" here from the Kermadecs and had Patella kermadecensis. I shall study the anatomy. Separatista benham now published

Letter, 28/10/1902, J A Ashworth, University of Edinburgh to Professor W B Benham, Publishing paper on the anatomy of Arenicola assimilis with observations on the post larval stage and a new variety from Otago harbour and from the Falklands

Letter, 08/08/1902, P Senghy, Copenhagen to Professor W B Benham, Describes 10 +F8625species of nudibranchs identified from specimens sent by Benham the prvious autumn.Describes difficulty in identifying them because of the poor state of the samples. They wll be published in one of the part parts of of his Shalacoho-gioche Enteresiseelumgen.

Letter, 08/09/1902, Rev. George Brown, Sydney to Professor W B Benham, Enquiry about sending earthworms from the Solomon Islands to Benham. Mentions Mr Lucas who has to remove his lizards fro the specimen bottle.

Letter, 14/10/1902, Rev. George Brown, Sydney to Professor W B Benham, Discusses possibility that the specimens may be British species.

Letter, 24/07/1902, Mrs. W B Matheson, Eketahuna to Professor W B Benham, Sending glow-worms packed in a tin.

Letter, 30/04/1902, Agnes Kelly, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Offer to send a further 3 kinds of earthworms fro Rongomai, Eketahuna.

Letter, 21/04/1902, F W Hutton, Christchurch to Professor W B Benham, Reports that Gadow finds that the primary quills in Netonetta vary. He would like to examine ducklings. He has written to Lord Ranfurly to get ducklings.

Letter, 17/03/1902, S F Harnier to Professor W B Benham, Advises that Cogia has arrived in good condition. He is concerned about deterioration.

Letter, 10/11/1902, H Gadow, Cambridge to Professor W B Benham, Advises return to Cambridge. Suggests variation in wing saze may be due to moult.