This letter was reply to letter dated Oct. 29 about lenses. He was requesting 15-inch, 12-inch, 4-inch and a lens of about 7 ft. focus lenses to be send from Nizamaiah Observatory to Kodaikanal Road Station mentioning the purposes for which it requires. In addition the item has the telegram messages written by Evershed to Pocock and vice versa.

The letter was an enquiry with reference to the Photoheliograph which was received on loan from Greenwich Observatory, whether to return it or it may be completely dismantled and the parts used for other purposes in our research work.

The letter is from John Evershed to The Director General of Observatories, Simla, stating that expenditure amounting to Rs.2500/- on reroofing the spectroheliograph building may be incurred in the year 1917-18.

The letter is from John Evershed to The Director-General of Observatories forwarding a plan and revised estimate amounting to Rs.3540 requesting approval and return of the papers.

The letter is from John Evershed to The Director General of Observatories, Simla, informing that he agreed to put off special repairs to the roof at a more favorable time as the price of materials is high and asked to do minor repairs that were necessary.

This letter is from John Evershed to the Director General of Stores regarding the photo micrometer, referred to as his private property. Still, it would be mainly employed in research at the Kodaikanal Observatory.

The letter is from John Evershed to the Director-General of Observatories, Simla, enclosing the specifications for the mirror for the new spectroheliograph. It states that the H.Grubb, Cooke and Hilger quote £15 for a mirror of its size.

The letter is from John Evershed to the Director-General of Observatories, Simla, requesting the Government to sanction the estimate of Rs.1075 for a new pump and Rs. 340 for the alteration of the current pump house. He also stated that as the current pump is not working, the observatory building depends on rainwater, and during dry weather, it has to be carted from a distance; hence, at his request, the estimates were provided by the electrical engineer.

This letter from J. Evershed to the Director-General of Stores regarding the 30-degree prism ordered for Kodaikanal M6145 Hilger, which should not be sent out for trial as judged by Mr Shackleton, the prism does not meet the requirements of the specification and should be rejected.

The letter is from John Evershed, the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, to the Executive Engineer Madura requesting for arranging for the painting of the front porch and woodwork of the office building and spectroheliograph building with chocolate paint before the dry weather ends.