This was a reply letter from John Evershed, past Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, to the Director General of Observatories, Simla requesting to transfer the salary of Thomas Royds from Kodaikanal Sub-Treasury to Madras Treasury. It was written in the year 1914.

The letter is about joining Thomas Royds on duty following his privileged leave. On March 30, 1914, in the early afternoon, he began his service.

The item was a letter for forwarding a petition submitted by P. R. Chidambaram Ayer to The Secretary to the Government of India, Revenue and Agricultural Department, about his salary. The letter was sent from Kodaikanal to Simla in 1920.

Through this letter, John Evershed, past Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, reported to The Director General of Observatories, Simla, that Thomas Royds had returned to duty on the forenoon of 4th August 1919.

This letter from John Evershed to the Director to acknowledge the receipt of plans and estimates for the quarters for the photographic assistant

This is a letter from John Evershed, the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, to the District Magistrate Nellore enclosing the sketch of the locality where the sound is the Loudest. It also states that the superintendent geological survey of India informed that similar sounds are heard in Ongole, and they are mostly due to temperature effects causing fractures in the massive quartz magnetite rock of which the country is composed.

The letter is from John Evershed to the electrical inspector enquiring about his visit to inspect electrical installations and asking him to suggest a suitable pump that can deliver about 500 gallons per hour through a 2-inch pipe as the current pump is not working correctly.

This is a letter from the director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to the electric inspector to the government of madura stating that the inspection report has been considered and actions has been taken.

This item is a letter from John Evershed, Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, to Executive Engineer Madura Division, honouring 7 estimates duly countersigned and informing that other estimates are being sent to the superintending engineer.

The letter is from John Evershed to The Executive Engineer, Madura Division, with reference to letter No. 372E. As the price of materials is high, he agrees that the special repairs can be put off to a more suitable time. But also state the leakage problem. The letter of 17-08-1917 states the urgency for the repair as the leakage is very bad.