This is a letter from the director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to the executive engineer madura special division. It states that a small shed is required at a distance of about 600 feet from the engine house for protecting the pump that supplies water to the generating plant and the observatory.

The letter is from John Evershed to the Officer in Charge Dehradun, informing them of an issue with the earth inductor. It also states that repairing it at the Calcutta mathematical instrument office is better.

The letter is from John Evershed to the Officer in Charge Mussoorie informing us that the insured parcel has despatched the earth inductor and galvanometer, with instructions for the agent to send the railway receipt directly to the officer in charge.

This letter from John Evershed to the subdivision officer asking for petty repairs as whitewashing etc to the quarters in observatory compound are being delayed as repairs sanctioned by the department

This item is a letter from John Evershed, Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, to the sub-division officer P.W.D Kodaikanal stating that the plans of the new buildings were submitted by the supervisor, which were returned with the required details.

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 is from John Evershed to The Supervisor, P.W.D. Kodaikanal said that no work was done by the workers who came to paint the roof of the spectroheliograph building and asked him not to delay it more.

This item was a request letter to send the measuring scale for prominence photographs and directing its exact location of where it is available.

The letter was a reply to Turner's letter, that discusses on the spectroheliograph observations

The letter is from John Evershed, Director, Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to The General Superintendent, Public Works Workshops, Madras replying to his letter of 17-09-1907 stating that the distance between the rails of the new sliding roof of that observatory is 14ft. 3 3/4 in. measured from centre to centre of rails.