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This letter to T Royds forwarding the Annual indent for forms and supplies for the Kodaiknaal Observatory for the year 1914

This letter was forwarded to Thomas Royds and A. Hilger for arrangements for parcels by John Evershed to the Poona Observatory. It was mentioned that this bill of cost payment should be delivered before the end of the first financial year.

The letter is from the Director of Kodaikanal & Madras Observatories to The Tahsildar of Periyakulam informing that he had asked P. N. Sankarakrishna Aiyar, the Meteorological Observer, to appear before him with his service register. The Director also requests the Tahsildar to kindly obtain Sankarakrishna Aiyar's left-hand finger marks in the register and attest them with his signature on page 3.

The letter is from the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to the Surgeon-General, saying that the Meridian line of the Observatory passes through the Spur Tank and hence takes into consideration while making plans for the hospital that no chimney can come near the line.

The letter is from the Director, Kodaikanal & Madras Observatories, to the Superintending Engineer, 6th Circle, Trichinopoly, enclosing the copy of the letter from The Director General of Observatories sanctioning Rs. 175/- for erecting a verandah in front of the spectroheliograph building. And request that the work be taken up as early as possible.

The letter is to the Superintending Engineer, 6th Circle, Trichinopoly, acknowledging the receipt of letter No. 3743 and saying that there will be a delay in returning the countersigned plans and estimates as it has to be submitted to the Director General of Indian Observatories for approval.

This letter to the Superintending Engineer from the Director mentioning the return of the estimates for the painting the two domes of main building countersigned and also he noted that He had substituted "Lead white paint" instead of "Zinc white paint". He also mentioned about returning the estimate for painting of the spectroheliograph roof unsigned as that is unnecessary and only painting of sliding roof only of the spectroheliograph building may be taken up.

This letter to the superintending engineer about the Government approval for the construction of free quarters

This letter was sent to the Superintendent of Telegraphs, Trichinopoly, requesting to enquire into signalling the telegraph line at Kodaikanal from the Director of Kodaikanal & Madras Observatory. He told to arrange the battery at the post office, maintaining sufficient current strength for signalling purposes as soon as possible.

This letter is to the Superintendent of Telegraphs from the Director regarding the condition of affairs Mr Newlands found at Lahore. It is evidence that the officer in charge of the Lahore office and not the time distribution system should be blamed.