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This is a letter from the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to the meteorological reporter to the government of India. It requests for the access for the spare drum.

This letter was sent to the Secretary of the government public works department in Madras by Charles Michie Smith, the director of the Madras and Kodaikanal Observatory. The purpose of this letter is to formally request government approval for the plans and estimates associated with the construction of buildings, as initially sanctioned in the letter received from G.J.J. Harris. Director Smith requests formal approval for the suggested architectural and budgetary plans presented by G.J.J. Harris.

This letter was about sending photographs of the observatory and copies of seismograms.

This letter was about receiving the time signal from some intermediate station considered useless.

The letter is from Charles Michie Smith to the Police Inspector, Periyakulam, asking to take some steps to prevent the recurrence of the troubles mentioned in the enclosed letter from the observer at Periyakulam; that letter with the name of people who own the buffaloes state the troubles caused by the trespassing buffaloes and hence requesting the Director to take action. The reply from the Inspector of Police says that he will take necessary action to avoid the recurrence. However, as the offense is non-cognizable, the paper may be forwarded to the Magistrate for necessary action.

This letter was about the 30 dozen Thomas lantern plates to be sent out in two installments.

This item is from Charles Michie Smith Director, Madras and Kodaikanal Observatory to Meteorological reporter to the government of India and the Director General of Indian Observatories Simla as a reply to the concerns raised on the subject of rendering the walls of the observatory damp-proof. This letter addresses various issues involved in the process.

This letter was about the reply to the earlier circular, stating that the date of reading is given back of the sheet, thermograph cage and the number of dry and wet bulb thermometers.

The letter was from Charles P. Butler toJohn Eliot, the Meteorological Reporter to the Government of India and Director General of Indian Observatories, Simla, in 1903. This reply letter states that it was impossible to take one of the present solar physics observers from duty and devote him to magnetic work.

The letter was from Charles P. Butler to the Officer Commanding Royal Engineers informing him that the nearest railway station where recent magnetic declination observations were made is Perambur Station, located 4-5 miles from Fort St. George. He provided the latitude, longitude, and magnetic declination for this location.