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This fond contains items related to the telescope purchased by Nawab Zafar Jung of Hyderabad.

The letter is from L. Robertson to Gilbert T. Walker, meteorological reporter to the government of India, informing that there is no objection from Michie Smith to go to Hyderabad, and it further states that as the visit is private purpose, the Nawab has to pay for travelling allowance fee and no other bills.

This is a letter from L. Robertson to the Home Department, Simla referencing the memorandum, the undersigned was directed to request that a copy of Volume E on Astronomy in the International Catalogue of Scientific Literature which may in future be supplied annually to The Director

This letter was about the sanction of 9 months of privilege leave to C. M. Smith with effect from the 1st April 1907 and also the arriving of Evershed's in India

This letter was written by L. Robertson, Esquire, I.C.S., Secretary to Government to the Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Revenue and Agriculture, requesting the opinion of the Government of Bombay as to whether the Maharaja Takhtsingji Observatory at Poona should not be abolished on the retirement of Professor Naegamvala and as to whether the instruments etc. might not be removed to the observatory at Kodaikanal. He forwarded a list of principal instruments at the Poona Observatory and said the Maharaja of Bhavnagar accepted the above understanding.