This letter is for returning the plans and estimates for the photographic assistant quarters countersigned

This letter is from John Evershed to the superintending engineer to return the plans and estimates for the house to be constructed for the photographic assistant

This letter to the director asking would he provide free quarter for a postmaster in case post and telegraph office be opened at observatory

This is a letter from Gilbert T. Walker, Meteorological Reporter to the Government of India and Director General of Indian Observatories, to the Director of the Solar Physics Observatory, Kodaikanal, regarding adopting standard time. An official order has yet to be received, so kindly arrange with the Superintendent of the Madras Telegraph Office to send the time signal at 16:00 hours, new standard time, after July 1.

This is a proposal letter from the revenue department of the Government of Madras regarding the adoption of standard time in India. The proposal discusses fixing an Indian Standard Time for all Indian railways and telegraphs. It will be precisely 5.30 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and 9 minutes ahead of Madras Time. Additionally, the proposal suggests fixing a Burma Standard Time for use on all railways and telegraphs in Burma, which will be precisely 6.30 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and 5 minutes ahead of Rangoon time.

This letter is from T. D. Berrington to the Director regarding the change in the duration of the time signal from 3 to 2 minutes.

This letter is from the Superintendent of Telegraphs to the Director of the Solar Physics Observatory, Kodaikanal, regarding the two-minute time signals. The Deputy Director of Madras Observatory had been requested to send time signals from 15:58 to 16 hours.

The letter is to the President, District Board Madura, about some survey in Kodaikanal

This letter is from the Superintendent of Telegraphs to the Deputy Director regarding time signalling.

This letter is from the Superintendent of Telegraphs to the Deputy Director regarding the signalling of time, which will be only for 2 minutes in future.