Letter from the director general of observatories,to the director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories on information regarding the Burma earthquake

The letter is from the Director General of stores to Charles Michie Smith regarding volumes of the mural circle and transit observations. It consists of a copy letter from the Royal Astronomical Society and a list of 6 folio volumes presented to the Royal Astronomical Society.

This Letter is from the Director General of Stores to Roberts S. Whipple for reassembling for a final optical and photographic test before being packed for transit. The slits required for these instruments have the form of circular arcs, and to make a set of sufficiently high quality, which is necessary to devise and make a particular machine, a photograph of which would be enclosed.

This letter is from the Director general of Stores to the Meteorological reporter about the object glass has been repaired by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co. And returned per S. S "Rewa" which sailed on 11th June 1904

This is a letter from the Director Kodaikanal and Madras observatories to the director general of observatories simla forwarding a correspondence with the executive engineer regarding a proposal that he himself should be responsible for all the minor repairs to the roads and buildings of the observatory.

The letter is from the Director Kodaikanal and Madras to the Director General of Observatories regarding Kodaikanal Observatory Bulletin. It states that a copy of the bulletin has already been sent to the Honorary Secretary of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, and they would like their publications in return.

The letter is from the Director Kodaikanal and Madras to the superintendent of the trigonometrical survey Observatory regarding the reduction of the sun charts. It states that the proofs are satisfactory and returns the sun charts.

This letter is from the Director of Kodaikanal & Madras Observatories to the Executive Engineer, Madura, regarding the plans and estimates for the bookbinder shed. He prefers the original plan to place the bookbinder in the present workshop and build a new workshop, as the mechanic's work on the anvil will disturb the observation work in the south dome. It also suggests that the verandah is only needed at the east and west sides of the workshop as if the verandah is at all sides, it makes the room dark, and that part of the eastern verandah should be enclosed to be used as smiddy.

This is the reply letter from the Director of Kodaikanal & Madras Observatories to the Executive Engineer, Madura, regarding the query about the type of marble to be used. In the letter, he mentions any marble is fine as far as it is free from iron; also states Carrara marble is as good as statuary marble.

This letter is a reply from the director of Kodaikanal & Madras Observatories to the Executive Engineer of Madura Division regarding his endorsement dated 14th July 1906. The letter confirms that the Szerelmey compound is still effective.