The item is a letter from William Butler to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, Kodaikanal related to the supply of Imperial ordinary plates as requested by the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories. It is mentioning that that six dozen 5*4 plates were supplied by Messrs. Houghton and Company.

The document is a letter from William Butler, Director General of Stores, to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, Kodaikanal, informing that imperial latern plates required by the Kodaikanal Observatory have been ordered. The product was ordered from Imperial Dry Plate Company, London. The specifications and the quantity of the plates are also mentioned in the letter.

The item is a letter from William Butler, Director General of Stores, to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, stating that the photographic plates requested by the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories have been supplied to Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories by Imperial Dry Plates Company. The quantity of sent items is also mentioned in the letter.

The document is a letter from William Butler to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, requesting to send the list of telegraphic codewords denoting sizes and designations of various photographic plates required by Kodaikanal Observatory.

The document is a letter from the Director General of Stores requesting that photographic plates be delivered right away to Kodaikanal Observatory.

The document is a letter from William Butler to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, about the plate holder of the photographic plates that were supposed to send to Kodaikanal Observatory. It explains the need and usage of the plate holder.

The item is a letter from the Director General of Stores to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, enquiring about the sensitivity of the photographic plates supplied to the Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories by the Imperial Dry Plate Company.

William Butler wrote this letter to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to inform him that the photographic plates were dispatched and there was a new fresh demand for photographic plates.

The document is a letter from the Director General of Stores to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories regarding the poorly maintained photographic plates that were sent to the Kodaikanal Observatory.

The Director General of Stores sent a letter to the Directors of the Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories asking when the photographic plates in Kodaikanal Observatory will be installed.