This is a letter from Gilbert T. Walker, Director general of observatories to the Director Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories sanctioning the renewal of the dome of the observatory at Madras at an estimated cost of Rs.4400. The plan and estimate for it has been countersigned by the Secretary of Government, Public Works Department, Madras.

This item is a letter from Gilbert T. Walker Meteorological reporter to the government of India and Director-General of Indian Observatories, to the Secretary to the Government of India, Revenue and Agricultural Department Shimla to acknowledge the receipt of the endorsement to protect the main observatory from being damp.

This item is a letter from Gilbert T. Walker Meteorological reporter to the government of India and Director-General of Indian Observatories, to the Director of Solar Physical Observatory Kodaikanal in regards of the lack of progress in the buildings of Kodaikanal.He recommends that the buildings have to be protected from the monsoon breaks.

This letter was to enclose in the original a file of correspondence relating to the telegram from Kiel to Kodaikanal, copies of which have been sent to Poona and seeking the views as to future arrangements of Director, Kodaikanal & Madras Observatory.

This letter was about the annual report of Kodaikanal and Madras observatories for 1903.

This letter was about the views of Walker on the report of the Observatories Committes saying that the relations between Kodaikanal and Kensington and the letter received from Lockyer about sending of spectroheliograms.

This letter explained on Observatories Committee recommendation that sunspot spectra should be photographed in the first place and that visual observations were to be secondary in the year 1895 or at any rate before 1901. Since he could not find an original document on the subject, he has requested to provide the copy of the recommendations previous to 1901.

This letter was about the application from Schuster on behalf of the Solar Union for copies of photographs that have been put on the Spectroheliograph Committee.

This item shows that C. M. Smith has just received from Turner an interesting letter about Lockyer, saying that there would be a counter proposal after the solar conference of September 25th 30th at Oxford. Asking Smith to contribute on solar and magnetic activity for the annual summary for the civil year 1904 as like he did for the previous year.

This was request letter in relation to the article for the annual summary of the Monthly Weather Review for 1904 on solar and magnetic activity.