Otago Museum Records/Archives

letter, 05/03/1935, H D Skinner to Major A H Carrington, Hertfordshire., Thanks for copy of articles. We concluded Mrs Beeton must have supplied some of you material. Information from Elvy about site of battle of Ika-a-whaturoa was wrong Teviotdale suggests Sandy Bay or a bay 4 or 5 miles South of Waipapa. I shall be interested to read you book. Angus Ross has recently gone over the story of the Puoho's raid and the fighting in Marlborough. I think your population estimates are optimistic.

letter, 18/02/1935, Major A H Carrington, Hertfordshire. to H D Skinner, I am busy writing a book of which those articles are a summary. Mr Elvy told me you had located the site of a battle Ika-a-Whaturoa in a small bay 10 mile north of Kaikoura between Ngaitahu and Ngatimamoe. I do not believe there was any such battle in the South Island but the site is that of battle known as Tete-whai which has been variously placed from Wairau to Clarence. Mrs Beaton gave details of a battle South of Waipapa similar to Stack of the battle of Tete-whai.

letter, 11/02/1935, H D Skinner to Major A H Carrington, Hertfordshire., I am interested in your series of articles on the Maori history of Canterbury in the Press. Could we have a set for the Hocken?

letter, 20/02/1935, H D Skinner to Major A H Carrington, Hertfordshire., Sorry you can't represent us on Tuesday evening. Failing this Marshall of Schofield. Teviotdale spent summer working beaches between Cape Farewell and Kaikoura. Dr Keppel was very pleased with the new galleries and said he would recommend help from the Carnegie Corporation of £100 for excavation of the Moa Hunter site at the mouth of the Waitaki. He pointed out the gap in our collections of the Anglo Saxon culture. Dr Benham lent me Leakey's book on the Stone age

letter, 31/10/1935`, H D Skinner to J B Chapman Waitaki siding, As I am leaving for England and Europe we will not able to start excavation at the Waitaki mouth till next summer. Still awaiting word from the Carnegie Corporation

letter, 10/05/1935, H D Skinner to J B Chapman Waitaki siding, I shall be glad to supply strawberry clover or subterranean clover. Passing note to Teviotdale regarding filling in of trenches. Thanks for offer of ploughman's hut. Not likely survey party will be on site till November. Spoke to Professor Benson about you joining Geological party at Oamaru.

letter, 27/04/1935, H D Skinner to J B Chapman Waitaki siding, Thank you for your hospitality. Glad to enter into arrangements with you subject to finance by the Carnegie Corporation to survey and excavate your land

letter, 02/04/1935, H D Skinner to J B Chapman Waitaki siding, Teviotdale and I will travel by service bus on 10th at 11.55 and return by express from Glenavy at 5.04. This will give us time to go over the Waitaki site

letter, 01/04/1935, J B Chapman Waitaki siding to H D Skinner, Ewe and ram fair is on the is on the first so can't see you then. Would Wed week suit?

letter, 05/11/1935, R Speight, Canterbury Museum to H D Skinner, Acknowledgement of parcel of adzes

letter, 02/11/1935, Gilbert Archey, Director Auckland Museum to H D Skinner, Acknowledgement of return of films.

letter, 29/03/1935, H D Skinner to Mr J B Chapman, Waitaki Siding, North Otago, Advice of travel plans to Waitaki Siding