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

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 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

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 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

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.

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 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 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.