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This letter was written to the Executive Engineer, Madura Special Division, about the allotment of funds to the Madras P.W.D. that would be made by the Imperial General of Observatories for some building works. And the partial allotment of funds at the request of the Director General of Observatories.

This letter was from the Director of Kodaikanal & Madras Observatory informing about the erection of new buildings for Poona instruments and outside painting of Observatory Domes, the Spectroheliograph building and the magnetic observatory.

This letter was sent to Thomas Royds regarding the inscription of his highness late Maharaja Takhtasingji from Gilbert Thomas. Here, he mentioned some changes to be made in the inscription, especially there should not be a comma after Sir and asked about the person responsible for the draft so the required changes can be informed.

The letter to the Director of Kodaikanal Observatory informs that the insurance for the articles is 4 per cent for 100 miles, and hence the charge is Rs. 89.

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.

This letter was written to the Superintendent Engineer from H.G. Nicholson, proposing a new building for the Kodaikanal Observatory to house the instruments transferred from the Poona Observatory.

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.

This letter was issued from the Department of Revenue and Agriculture (Meteo.), The Government of India agreed with the proposal of closing the Maharaja Takhtasingji Observatory at Poona, and the instruments would be shifted to the Solar Physics Observatory at Kodaikanal. The Director General of Observatories asked Mr Evershed to be present at Poona during the dismantling of the telescopes and also to send the 'enlarging apparatus and spectrum microscope' to Kodaikanal if its removal doesn't interfere with the working of Poona Observatory before abolition.

This letter is enquiring about preparing plans and estimates for the new buildings required and also asked for having a stone tablet designed with an inscription referring to the donor of some Poona instruments.

This letter was written to the Director of Kodaikanal Observatory from the Executive Engineer, Madura Special Division, informing him of the due budget estimate of Imperial Civil works for 1913-14 and also asked to report if there are works of the department in his jurisdiction for which require funds to be applied in the next year.