This letter is from the Assistant Superintendent to the Deputy Director informing us that the instruments in the Marine office are still serviceable, but from some tests made, several coils appear to be short circuited. For this one new instrument is required and the cost for that is also enclosed with this letter.

This letter from Charles Michie Smith to the Meteorological Reporter informing about the microscope which he forwarded to the Director General of Stores

This letter is from Gilbert T. Walker to the Director of Solar Physics Observatory, Kodaikanal regarding forward of the glass object via post to the Director General of Stores, London enclosing the a copy of a letter

This letter from Gilbert T. Walker was sent to the Director General of Stores regarding a serious impediment to use the dividing engine and rust on the object glass of the microscope. He requested the Director to forward it via post for transmission to the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company

This letter is from the Director of the Meteorological Reporter to the Government regarding the examination of the dividing engine and careful testing on object glass of the Microscope.

Letter from the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company to the Director General of Stores regarding a Solar Calorimeter which Dr. Buchanan of Christ's College, Cambridge for some experiments

This letter is from the Deputy Director to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories requesting permission to have a new instrument according to estimate. And the two estimates are also countersigned from the Assistant Superintendent of Telegraphs, Madras Subdivision.

This Memorandum no. 1619 is for Chief Secretary regarding the letter No. 123 dated 29 June 1898 where what kind of instruments are needed, cost of such instrument etc was asked

This is a letter to His Majesty's under secretary of State for India for a loan of a prism, which is in the charge of the Joint Permanent Eclipse Committee of the Royal Society and the Royal Astronomical Society. This copy of the letter was forwarded to the Director General of Observatories for information.

E.C.J. Bond informed through this letter that they don't have any spare magnet system declination magnetograph, so he will send a small magnet and some fine phosphor bronze fibre on the reel.