This letter was about informing Gilbert T. Walker of sending a slide of the Nova Acquilae Spectrum with Arctururs above it for comparison taken at the Kodaikanal Observatory on the night of June 19-20.

The letter is from John Evershed to Gilbert T. Walker replying to his letter about the transit room to be built on the Sion hills, he write his suggestions and return the plan diagram.

John Evershed, Director of Kodaikanal & Madras Observatory, wrote this letter to Gilbert T. Walker, assuming they might be getting the prism from Poona Observatory. He mentioned sending correspondence about the new micrometer and a specification. He devised another much simpler method of reducing moonlight comparable with 1st magnitude stars, which seems quite successful. He also proposed purchasing a Hartmann machine from private funds to save time and trouble.

This letter was a discussion regarding displacements of the solar lines towards red are distinctly unfavourable to Einsteins theory.

This letter was written by Kavasji Dadabhai Naegamvala to the Director of the Kodaikanal Observatory about the transmission of enlarging apparatus and a micrometer microscope under instructions from the Director of Public Instruction, Poona.

The letter is about Vagiswari's interest on ISI course and the book to be acquired for the library.

The item is a copy of letter from M. R. Ry., I. Purushothama Naidu, Tahsildar of Udmalpet, to the Divisional Officer, Pollachi, dated 28th December 1908 D.Dis. No. 3315/Rev. of 08

The item is a copy of letter from M. R. Ry., Ramasubbiah Garu, Tahsildar of Dharapuram, To the Deputy Collector, Erode Division regarding occurance of an earthquake in Eswarachettipalayam, hamlet of Sadayapalayam village on December 17, 1908.

This letter corresponds to a bill payment for Re.1-10-0 regarding the cost of the supply arrangements to Maharaja Takhatsingji Observatory through a telegram to the Director of the Poona Observatory from The Madras Observatory. It says that the telegram for sending to Poona cannot be paid to the Madras Observatory, as stated in article 1337 of Civil Accounts Cods, Vol II. So the Governor in Council has authorized the Accountant-General, Bombay, to arrange for its settlement in direct communication with the Accountant-General, Madras.

This letter was asking a question on results obtained by John Evershed in connection with the displacements of the spectral lines of the Sun towards the red as suggested by Einstein's theory.