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The letter was reply to D.O.No.2440 of the 8th instant, the R.A. clamp at Lahore is intended to be used with two cords and it was explained to Chowla. Further he mentioned about transit instrument and chronograph are extremly shoddy and not in accordance with specification.

Evershed, John
IND-IIA-F189-I03 · Item · 22-11-1911
Part of Correspondence from Poona and other Observatory

This letter is an extract from U.O. to the government of India, Meteorological Department, on 11th November 1911 regarding dismantling the telescopes and their packing for transit from Poona observatory to Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories by the then Director J. Evershed. In this letter, it was mentioned that the telescopes should be handled with great care, and it was also said that J. Evershed or his deputy should control the packaging by visiting Poona. John Evershed also replied, agreeing with this letter.

Evershed, John

The letter is from Antoine Rene deChazal, Executive engineer, Madura Division, to the Director, Kodaikanal Observatory, saying that expensive grates than the designed may not be required and if a different design is necessary, then there will be a need to obtain orders on it.

deChazal, Antoine Rene

This letter informs that a weekly barograph had been sent to the Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories address by rail, and also the Director General of Observatories was told to take delivery of the package from the Kodaikanal railway station

Walker, Gilbert T.

This letter informing that a grass minimum thermometer by J. Hicks was brought into use on the 1st instant in place of another one which was found broken on the previous morning

Kodaikanal Solar Observatory