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This is Reply letter to Mr Adams about working out seismograms so that they adopt the form proposed by the International Commission.

The order is from the Government of Madras to the chairman, the Municipal Council, Kodaikanal, approving the proposal to extend its limits to the observatory buildings and as for the objection from the Director regarding the water supply, the area will be exempted from paying the water tax proviso(b) to section 84 of the Madras District Municipalities Act, 1920.

This is a memorandum by the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories regarding the electrical installations proposed to be done at the Observatory in Madras.

This letter was sent to the Deputy Director of Madras Observatory stating that he has no objections to the Director's proposal to renew the telegraph instrument at the Marine Office. And the budget contains the sum of only Rs 50 for the purchase and repairing the instruments.

This letter was sent to T. Royds from the Director-General of Observatories agreeing to the proposal for printing plates of photograph

The letter is from the meteorologist, Madras, to the Director, Kodaikanal & Madras Observatories, requesting to take necessary steps to prevent the observatory land from being used for other purposes, as the observatory was established more than 100 years ago and it is here as it's away from the public.

This is a letter from the executive engineer Madura to messrs Siemens Brothers. It talks about the overhead line to pump which amounts to approximately Rs.450. It also states that it is 700 yards instead of 400 for the 2" piping.

This letter from the Director-general of stores to the Meteorological Reporter to the Government of India & Director General of Indian Observatories for a demand made under item 131 for a turning lathe at an estimated cost of Rs. 150

This Letter is from the Director, Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to the sub divisional officer Kodaikanal stating the approval of the proposed fencing and informing that the plan has been signed and returned with this letter.

This is a letter from the director general of observatories culcutta to John Evershed, Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories informing that the thermograph clock currently used stops working very frequently though it was repaired last year. It also requests for a new thermograph clock to be sent at the earliest.