The document is a letter from the Director General of Stores to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories regarding the poorly maintained photographic plates that were sent to the Kodaikanal Observatory.

The item is a letter from the Director General of Stores to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, enquiring about the sensitivity of the photographic plates supplied to the Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories by the Imperial Dry Plate Company.

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 letter from Gilbert T. Walker was sent to the Director General of Stores regarding a serious impediment to use the dividing engine and rust on the object glass of the microscope. He requested the Director to forward it via post for transmission to the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company

This letter is from the Director of the Meteorological Reporter to the Government regarding the examination of the dividing engine and careful testing on object glass of the Microscope.

E.C.J. Bond informed through this letter that they don't have any spare magnet system declination magnetograph, so he will send a small magnet and some fine phosphor bronze fibre on the reel.

This letter is from the Director general of Stores to the Meteorological reporter about the object glass has been repaired by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co. And returned per S. S "Rewa" which sailed on 11th June 1904

This Letter is from the Director General of Stores to Roberts S. Whipple for reassembling for a final optical and photographic test before being packed for transit. The slits required for these instruments have the form of circular arcs, and to make a set of sufficiently high quality, which is necessary to devise and make a particular machine, a photograph of which would be enclosed.

This letter is from Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co. Ltd. to The Director General of Stores regarding the dividing engine. If returned to them, they will clean it thoroughly free of cost, although they will not be responsible for either the carriage.

The letter is from Gilbert T Walker, Meteorological reporter of the government of India and Director General of Indian observatories, to the Director General of stores, India office Whitehall, London. The letter is informing that an evershed spectroscopy that recently arrived at the Kodaikanal Observatory is in badly damaged condition and it has been forwarded for necessary repairs.