This item is a letter from John Evershed, Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, to Executive Engineer Madura Division, honouring 7 estimates duly countersigned and informing that other estimates are being sent to the superintending engineer.

The letter is from John Evershed to The Executive Engineer, Madura Division, with reference to letter No. 372E. As the price of materials is high, he agrees that the special repairs can be put off to a more suitable time. But also state the leakage problem. The letter of 17-08-1917 states the urgency for the repair as the leakage is very bad.

This letter is from John Evershed to the superintending engineer to return the plans and estimates for the house to be constructed for the photographic assistant

The letter encloses rail receipt of 7" pieces of machinery and Cockburn's stamped receipt.

The letter is from John Evershed, Ag. Director Kodaikanal & Madras Observatories to The General Superintendent, Public Works Workshops, returning the blueprint of gearing for moving the spectroheliograph roof with measurements. He also encloses a sketch drawn to the scale of the wall, rail, and girder. And mention that the rack bar should be 18 feet long.

This letter was about the retirement of C. M. Smith as a special temporary officer in this observatory on the afternoon of the 31st March 1911.

The letter is from John Evershed to The Executive Engineer, Madura Division, in reference to letter No. 3081 asking to add the improvements- Improvement to Director's quarters, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Assistant's quarters in their budget for 1923-24.

This letter is from John Evershed, the Director of Kodaikanal & Madras Observatories to the Director General of Observatories regarding the Annual indent for forms and supplies for Kodaikanal Observatory for 1913

This letter is from John Evershed to the Director-General of the India Store Department to acknowledge the receipt of letter S.614/22, a copy of which had been sent to the Director of the Nizamiah Observatory, Hyderabad, Deccan regarding the necessary expenditure of GBP 25.

This letter is from John Evershed, the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, to the District Traffic Superintendent regarding the shipment of a valuable lens from Kodaikanal Road station to Begumpet, Hyderabad. he wanted to insure it for Rs. 1000 and not to incur any risk by having the case opened by understanding that the Railway Company would be responsible only for delivery in apparently good condition and not for the condition of its contents.