The book contains the meridian circle reductions taken from the Madras Observatory. The observation table contains the values of North Polar Distance and Right Ascension for the celestial objects in 1883.

The letter is from Director General of Observatories to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories regarding earthquake record.

This letter was written to the Director of Public Instruction, Poona, addressed to the Director of Kodaikanal Observatory. The Director General of Observatories mentioned that there is no need for staff to transfer instruments. After settling all instruments, the Director will ask for further assistance if needed.

This letter is enquiring about preparing plans and estimates for the new buildings required and also asked for having a stone tablet designed with an inscription referring to the donor of some Poona instruments.

This letter was from the Director of Kodaikanal & Madras Observatory informing about the erection of new buildings for Poona instruments and outside painting of Observatory Domes, the Spectroheliograph building and the magnetic observatory.

This letter was sent from the Astronomer Royal, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, F. W. Dyson, to John Evershed confirming that no photographs would be taken at Kodaikanal from July 1, 1915, until further notice.

This item contains letters from the Colonel. O.V. Boddy Superintending Engineer to the chief Engineer Public works Department regarding a sanction on estimate. It also correspondence a letter from Charles Michie Smith the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to the Secretary to the Government of Madras regarding an estimate for the construction of magnetic observatory in Kodaikanal.

The letter is from the Director, Kodaikanal & Madras Observatories, to the Superintending Engineer, 6th Circle, Trichinopoly, enclosing the copy of the letter from The Director General of Observatories sanctioning Rs. 175/- for erecting a verandah in front of the spectroheliograph building. And request that the work be taken up as early as possible.

The letter is to The Director General of Observatories, Simla forwarding a plan and an estimate for re-roofing the spectroheliograph building and saying its necessity to prevent the rise in temperature.

The letter is from Gilbert T. Walker, Director General of Observatories to The Secretary to the Government of Madras, P.W.D, Madras, forwarding duly approved and countersigned plan and estimate of Rs. 2340/- for special repairs to the roof of the spectroheliograph building at Kodaikanal. Also adding, if it's not convenient to provide the funds during 1916-17, the work may be carried out in the year 1917-18 before cold weather.