The document is a letter from William Butler, Director General of Stores, to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, Kodaikanal, informing that imperial latern plates required by the Kodaikanal Observatory have been ordered. The product was ordered from Imperial Dry Plate Company, London. The specifications and the quantity of the plates are also mentioned in the letter.

This letter was sent to the Stationmaster requesting for berths for Astronomical expedition to Kashmir from Kodaikanal.

This is a letter from Gilbert T. Walker, Director general of observatories to the Director Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories sanctioning the renewal of the dome of the observatory at Madras at an estimated cost of Rs.4400. The plan and estimate for it has been countersigned by the Secretary of Government, Public Works Department, Madras.

This letter encloses a distribution list for the photographic plates ordered in the last indent