New Acquisitions

letter, 28/07/1927 to H D Skinner, Has had not much luck collecting funds for the new building - best to delay drawing of plans until Skinners return. No sign of shipments from U K . Good the Guildhall intends sending additional material.

letter, 12/08/1927 to H D Skinner, Donor of organ to the new Town Hall A S Paterson. Charlie Speight has give a L200 picture to the Art Gallery. Not keen to approach Speight for Museum funds. Big prices paid for specimens from Oldman. To acquire large Feather Box for L62 from Oldman. Thinks people here do not see the value of museums, unlike US. Mrs Skinner not to now travel to the US on account of Infantile Paralysis

letter, 10/09/1927 to H D Skinner, London purchases have arrived -2 excellent feather boxes, Pouwhenua, Human Heads with feathers on, wooden Kotiake, 2 New Zealand Paddles, Marquesan things, Melanesian material. Commenting the high prices(extortionate) of other items Oldman has to sell. Thanks for the Korean Bowl of circa 1700

letter, 08/10/1927 to H D Skinner, Has seen Skinner's wife and Dick - very well. Interested that Mrs Skinner to depart for Honolulu to spend some months with Skinner. To consult with Dr Benham re pulling down of Maori house.

letter, 11/02/1927, Kenneth P Emory? Bernice P Bishop Museum, Honolulu to H D Skinner, Looking forward Skinner's visit in December. Discussing material in the Bishop Museum. Describing material seen in Tahiti and inability to purchase. Looking forward to discussing Tahitian adzes. A long discussion re 'New Objective Method for Showing Special Relations' and a method of establishing Polynesian relationships by selecting and evaluating our traits

letter, 27/10/1926, Harry G Beasley to H D Skinner, Impossible to buy material from Oldham as Skinner has requested as he does not see eye to eye with him - objects to paying him 200 per cent commission. The photos of boxes with prices Skinner sent look 'pretty right' but he has suspicions about Marquesan Drum photo. Oldman bought the tattooing funnel Skinner spoke of. He will forward a small feather box as promised

letter, 15/12/1927, Not signed, duplicate of Nov. 18th. to H D Skinner, Regarding high quality of Polynesian collection and informing that Replicas of the Mycena Antiquities and the 'fine old Feather Box' have arrived. Notes 'we are awaiting' H D Skinner's return.

letter, 25/02/1927, Not signed to H D Skinner, Regarding payment for collection of ninety specimens 'principally' from Rarotonga.

letter, May-July 1923 , Various to H D Skinner, A collection of invoices for items purchased for the museum and item valuations from F.A. Russell in London.

letter, 27/05/1927, George Spitz Union Steam Ship Company, New Zealand to H D Skinner, Documents for consignment of one case of curios.

letter, 27/05/1927, George Spitz Union Steam Ship Company, New Zealand to H D Skinner, Yorkshire Insurance Company Marine Policy for consignment of curios.

Broken fishhook point, perforated base remaining.