The letter is from the Deputy Director of the Madras Observatory to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories regarding Madras meridian circle observations. It informs that the volumes of the mentioned observations have been forwarded to the Director of Laws Observatory, Missouri.

This letter is from the Deputy Director of the Madras Observatory to the Director General of Telegraphs regarding the daily signalling of the time needs correction and to indicate for all telegraphists to signal at the time as sixteen and for all the officers to note the exact time and adjust their clocks accordingly.

This letter is from the Deputy Director of Madras Observatory to the Superintendent of Telegraphs, who said that he cannot alter time signals without the sanction of the Director.

This letter is from the Deputy Director of Madras Observatory to the Director regarding the distribution of the time signals observed by Mr Newlands.

The letter informs the government the occurance of the earthquake in Balakundi.

Letter from the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company to the Director General of Stores regarding a Solar Calorimeter which Dr. Buchanan of Christ's College, Cambridge for some experiments

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 letter is from the Assistant Superintendent to the Deputy Director informing us that the instruments in the Marine office are still serviceable, but from some tests made, several coils appear to be short circuited. For this one new instrument is required and the cost for that is also enclosed with this letter.

This is a letter from Assistant Director to T. Royds, executive engineer Madura Division regarding some repairs to the directors quarters. These repairs included repair of leak in drawing room,spare bedroom and skylight in corridor,rearrangement of displaced tiles and replacement of broken ones, replacement of broken chimney pots and repairs and renewals of guttering.

This letter is enquiring about the record of a shock of earthquake, slightly affecting Madras on or shortly before 16th March 1911