This letter informing estimate about the provision for wooden floors to the bedrooms also and for tiling the roofo the outhouses to the quarters

The letter is to the Sub Divisional Officer, PWD, Kodaikanal, requesting to arrange for the painting of the thermometer house, magnetic hut and office room during that year.

The letter is from the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories stating a report on the Nawab Zafar Jung Bahadur's telescopes. It states the conditions pertaining to the telescopes and how their location has affected the tests.

This is Reply letter to the Director General of Observatories from John Evershed stating the instrumental co

This is a reply letter stating that the Director cannot undertake the construction of any new building without the sanction of the Government of India because it is not in the main building of the observatory but a very short distance away

Reply letter regarding furnishing some instruments whose list is enclosed with this

This letter was from the Director of Kodaikanal & Madras Observatory informing about the erection of new buildings for Poona instruments and outside painting of Observatory Domes, the Spectroheliograph building and the magnetic observatory.

This is a proposal letter from the revenue department of the Government of Madras regarding the adoption of standard time in India. The proposal discusses fixing an Indian Standard Time for all Indian railways and telegraphs. It will be precisely 5.30 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and 9 minutes ahead of Madras Time. Additionally, the proposal suggests fixing a Burma Standard Time for use on all railways and telegraphs in Burma, which will be precisely 6.30 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and 5 minutes ahead of Rangoon time.

This letter was about the request of the government astronomer to arrange the six rain-gauges for use in the North Arcot district.

This fond contains materials related to John Evershed that contains general local office materials including letters of all local government and administrations, proceedings, reports to the government of India etc., A large portion of the collection series contains information on observations from various scientists.