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Letter, 23/10/1903, Gordon Robley to Professor W B Benham, Updates on Dr Hocken's travels. Hocken saw Robley's collection of Maori heads and took photos of Robley's picture of war canoes. Robley may have to sell the heads.
Letter, 20/12/1906, J Crosby Smith to Professor W B Benham, Posts package containing three worms (two from Tokanui, one from the Bluff Road).
Letter, 04/10/1902, Scobie Bros, Manapouri to Professor W B Benham, Tken moa nones to Invercargill to C Ros, Photographer. Not a complet skeleton Will you buy and have free access to dig for more
Letter, 26/06/1903, J Hamilton, Registrar to Professor W B Benham, £10 granted for curator expenses. Similar sum for 1 Oct to 1 Apr 1904
Letter, 28/05/1902, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Molluscs from Southenr fields welcome. Also Chatham molluscs.
Letter, 26/05/1902, W W Smith, Ashburton to Professor W B Benham, Interested in weka foul hybrids Female weka squats with beak on the ground while the male treads like a turkey. Send papers from Hobart meeting
Letter, 18/05/1902, W W Smith, Ashburton to Professor W B Benham, Is there published work on hybrid ducks? I have Muscovy-Rouen, native grey-rouen, pekin-muscovy
Letter, 25/04/1902, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, I shall describe the Separatista and return unique specimens to you. Hope Anudids reached you. Would be glad for shells from Auckland and Campbell Islands.Want duplicate of Ooperipatus viridimaculatus. Have a new Rhytida from Cape Maria
Letter, 14/04/1902, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Shell from Cape Maria appears to be new species of Separatista. Sending Annelids. Are there two Sipsunculus.
Letter, 14/08/1902, R Hendry, Pigeon Island to Professor W B Benham, Returning jars and tubes. Some worms and sand hoppers
Letter, 14/08/1902, Henry Suter, Auckland to Professor W B Benham, Delighted to receive Opisthobranchs named by Bergh. Ehlers not yet published on Annelids. Captain Bollards of the "Hinemoa" here from the Kermadecs and had Patella kermadecensis. I shall study the anatomy. Separatista benham now published
Letter, 28/10/1902, J A Ashworth, University of Edinburgh to Professor W B Benham, Publishing paper on the anatomy of Arenicola assimilis with observations on the post larval stage and a new variety from Otago harbour and from the Falklands