Transcribe Haast, Julius von. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1876-04-05)

of skins & skeletons of Apteryx of which a series of both are on the way from my collection in the Interim & the Moa skeletons & bones etc will be of a value of at least >/u 50 pounds ?, so that you can calculate, which of these [logical] objects you can send me in return. Of course, as I stated before, I want only first class specimens . of casts I shall make out a list in due course off time, when I have some more money at my disposal, but you can send many now no 1, [2?] & 72 of your College series, if there is money left from the </u 200 pounds >. - I may also observe that I care more for the skins