New Acquisitions

Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining, fragment missing from external side of base, tip not present.

Letter, 19/05/1925, Mildred Allman Marchant to H D Skinner, Advising that she cannot send the Tiki or mere to Dunedin by post as it is too risky. Wants someone to view them in person

Letter, 27/07/1925, R W Moir to H D Skinner, Thanking him for his letter re Mr Richard Drivers ? (hole punch)

Letter, 10/08/1925, B Lanham, Melanesian Mission, London to H D Skinner, Response to his request for photos of Torres Is curios. Advising him to contact a Mr Beasley who has the best knowledge of such photos as the Mission has few

Letter, 19/11/1925, D Mason? Melanesian Mission, British Solomons to H D Skinner, Advising him that he had been unable to procure any curios to date

Letter, 04/12/1925, J Marwick, Geological Survey Office to H D Skinner, Hoping he will be able to find recent molluscs on his visit to Upolu, Suggesting a flint rimer procured in Oamaru may be Egyptian, The Pelecypod section of the Chatham Island fossils is complete and will be forwarded

Letter, 26/12/1925, W V Milne to H D Skinner, Advising that a case of curios will be delivered to the Museum via the Railways. When it arrives he would like to open it together.

Letter, 08/05/1925, J McBride to H D Skinner, Describing an adze collection- he has for sale to the 'highest bidder' He will send a photograph when available.

Letter, 16/09/1924, Norman McLean, Christs College, Cambridge to H D Skinner, Congratulating him on his degree. An M.A. is under way. 'DCM' appears after Skinner's name at the Club.

Letter to H D Skinner, Seeking subscriptions for a memorial for A R McCulloch, cremated in Honolulu

Letter, 20/12/1924, Keeper, Department of Ethnography to H D Skinner, Discussing the exchange of Maori artefacts for others and the cost of exchange

Complete, curved fishhook point.