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Tūhura's Birthday Party
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David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
Archives
Letter, 07/08/1907, Annie Martyn, Koromiko to Professor W B Benham, Got some bush worms for you. There are some up to a foot long. Headmaster D Robertson knew you from the Union Street school
Letter, 11/03/1907, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Thanks for Chitons, Returning Eudoxochiton Huttoni. Mentioned Hirudo, Dolichoglossus, worms in wharf piles, land-shells on Auckland Islands, Flammulina Aucklandia, Polyplarophora,
Letter, 29/08/1907, S F Harmer, University of Cambridge to Professor W B Benham, Mentioned Cogia, Polyzoa, Steganoporella vincalarian, cinctipora elegans, Heteropora neozelanica, preferably preseved in corrisive sublimate. Notes on reprint of Vol II of the C.N.H.
Letter, 18/04/1907, Arthur Willey, Colombo Museum to Professor W B Benham, Sending a number of articles worth £5, We do not have an exchange policy
Letter, 26/06/1907, James Allen, Dunedin to Professor W B Benham, Sent letter about the museum to the finance committee. Cannot get refund on customs duty on ethnological interest but will try to get a change
Letter, 01/12/1910, Dunedin Drainage and Sewerage board to Professor W B Benham, Gift of greenstone adze found by a workman excavating in Leith Street
Letter, 13/07/1907, Dept. of trade and customs to Professor W B Benham, Unable to refund customs duty but the minister is looking into a change
Letter, 29/06/1907, J F Haussman, Auckland Museum to Professor W B Benham, Glad to join you in attempting to get museum material customs exempt. I have managed to get some stuff exempt
Letter, 28/06/1907, J H Lamb, Wellington Museum to Professor W B Benham, Surprised to find a problem with customs. I will interview the authorities.
Letter, 19/07/1907, Prime Ministers Office to Professor W B Benham, Looking into duty on objects from Colombia. Exempting museum display material will be considered
Letter, 26/07/1907, James Allen, Dunedin to Professor W B Benham, Enclosed ministers reply to request for customs exemption
Letter, 15/04/1907, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Mentioned, illegal to supply Aptyrix embrio for Mr Brogden. Dobrichoglorius, Hiruds, Patella Kermadecensis, Capt. Bollons Placostylos from the Big King