In this memorandum the government had under consideration the question of constructing residential quarters for the officers of the Police Department and proposed the portion marked 'D' in the enclosed plan of the Madras Observatory

A memorandum from Public Works Department regarding buildings and roads in Kodaikanal about estimation

This memorandum was written from the superintending Engineer for submitting plans and estimate of Rs 21,300 for constructing quarters for the European Assistant to the Director

This letter is forwarded to the Director of the Kodaikanal Observatory with a request to state whether the Szerelmey stone-petrifying liquid still gives good results as a protection against dampness. The forwarded copy contains three previous letters about the stone petrifying liquid between the Executive Engineer, Superintending Engineer, and Chief Engineer.

This is a memorandum by the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories regarding the electrical installations proposed to be done at the Observatory in Madras.

This is a memorandum to the Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories Director regarding Taylor's general catalogue of stars. It informs that 45 copies of the Catalogue of Stars are available, and the Director should notify the government of the number of copies required. In the same copy, the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories replied that he would like to have two copies at Madras and Kodaikanal, each with one personal copy for himself.

The letter is to the Director of Kodaikanal & Madras Observatory regarding the works done on the sliding roof and the effect of storms on it.

This Memorandum no. 1639 is to the Government Astronomer requesting the information about official memorandum no 1610 dated 22nd July 1898 as early as possible.

This item was about the description of minor planet named as 87 Sylvia. This was discovered on 16th May 1866 by N.R.Pogson. The comparison stars employed have all been observed with the Meridian Circle of the Madras Observatory.

This item was about the unused telescopes. It was unfortunate to hear that the telescopes that allowed scientists to photograph the Sun was now lying unused and gathering dust in a mechanical workshop at IIA, along with two other instruments that have met the same fate. According to a senior scientist at the institute, these instruments were dumped in the workshop and only brought out and exhibited during visits by VVIPs.