The letter was sent from Thomas Royds to Gilbert T. Walker, the Director-General of Observatories, giving information about mean wind directions taken from Kodaikanal Observatory. The letter was sent from Kodaikanal to Simla in 1914.

The letter was sent to A. Bamford, who was the Superintendent Observatory, Colombo, as a reply to letter No. F M/567. The letter discussed the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India, Specifically the determination of the longitudes of the Madras.

This letter reports on the occurance of the earthquake in five villages of that area,with lasting period of 4-5 seconds

The letter is from the Director of the Geological Survey of India regarding their publications. It states that some publications on the geological study have been forwarded with the letter.

The letter is from the Director of the Geological Survey of India regarding Publications of the geological survey of India. It states that some geological survey publications are forwarded with the letter. The list of the publications is mentioned in the letter.

The letter is a communication copy of the letter from the Collector of Vizagapatam, D.Dis.No. 2034 about the occuranceof earthquake in that region