The letter was from Charles P. Butler to John Eliot, the Meteorological Reporter to the Government of India and Director General of Indian Observatories, Simla, in 1903 about the broken-down condition of the fencing of rain gauge at Periyakulam station.

The item is a letter to inform Deputy Tahsildar, Kodaikanal that rainfall returns daily, weekly, and monthly have been sent to the collectorate as per the request of the Collector.

The document is a letter from Charles P. Butler to the Sub-Collector of Dindigul about submitting rainfall returns.The letter was a reply to the Sub-Collector of Dindigul in response to the inquiry about the rainfall returns daily, weekly, and monthly.

This Letter was sent to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories regarding a box containing a rain gauge 5" diameter and an Anemometer

The item is a circular from the Meteorological Department describing the rules fixing and use of Symon's Raingauge.