New Acquisitions

letter, 27/06/1927, R Mills Lane to H D Skinner, Offer to supply Chinese Pottery. Examples purchased by the Misses Barron of Christchurch.

letter, 16/10/1926, British Antique Dealers' Association to H D Skinner, Appeal addressed to the Dominion Governments and British Crown colonies by the British Antique Dealers Association urging the desirability of exempting antique works of art from the import duties now levied on them.

letter, 11/12/1927, Margaret Mead MM The American Museum of Natural History to H D Skinner, Post script. E publication on Polynesian fishing underway by ??Nordhoff in Tahiti doing a study on bonito lures, possibly duplicated work.

letter, 29/04/1927, Margaret Mead MM : HK The American Museum of Natural History to H D Skinner, Acknowledging arrival of bone kotiate.

letter, 23/03/1927, The State Rivers and Water supply Commission, Melbourne to H D Skinner, Acknowledging arrival of two parcels containing specimens.

letter, 11/11/1927, Margaret Mead [MM] to H D Skinner, Acknowledging arrive of her thesis. Comments about collections of Polynesian material in German museums. Not going to Samoa again as Buck is already "going to do it". Field trip to Melanesia to test adolescent girl results. Discuss theories on Samoa. Lumholtz Borneo collection bought by Sweden.

letter, 14/09/1927, Joint Editor Johan? Anderson to H D Skinner, Best has Skinners paper on outriggers. Buck is in Samoa. Comment on Dr Macmillan's latest book and Dr Meads paper.

letter, 10/02/1926, Gilbert Archey (Auckland Institute and Museum) to H D Skinner, Intro to Mr W M Fraser of Whangarei who is visiting Dunedin and would like to see museum collection. He took Oliver and Hamilton to Poor Knights.

letter, 10/05/1926, Gilbert Archey (Auckland Institute and Museum) to H D Skinner, Discuss re Stanley's practical work and teaching. Raising of 16 thousand pounds for new work on the museum.

letter, 16/02/1926, H.D. Skinner to H D Skinner, Acknowledge visit of Fraser - express hope he will present his collection to the museum. Discussion on Journals. Just finished excavating Murdering Beach "where we secured a number of finds."