This is a letter from O.R.Smith Sub Divisional officer Kodaikanal, to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories requesting permission for the use of one of the two store-shed by the public works department.

This letter is from Sub-division officer Kodaikanal to executive Engineer Madura regarding repairs to the observatory buildings. It states that the inspection of the observatory building have come to the conclusion with consultation from the Director. It states the further changes to be made in regards to repairs.

This is a letter from Gilbert T. Walker, Director general of observatories to the Director Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories sanctioning the plan and estimate amounting to Rs.175 for erecting a verandah in front of the Spectroheliograph building in Kodaikanal Observatory.

This item is a letter from the meteorological reporter to the government of Madras to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories for approval and return of a plan and estimate to convert a portion of the north verandah of the observatory into a and extending the water pipes to the office. It also contains a request for having the two pillars at both ends of the room occupied by the office to be removed.

This item is a letter from the Executive Engineer's office Madura to the superintending engineer regarding estimates for the improvements to be made in the building in Kodaikanal.

This is a letter from Gilbert T. Walker, Director general of observatories to the Director Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories sanctioning the renewal of the dome of the observatory at Madras at an estimated cost of Rs.4400. The plan and estimate for it has been countersigned by the Secretary of Government, Public Works Department, Madras.

This letter was sent to the Director of Kodaikanal Observatory from F. W. Dyson, acknowledging a list of photographs required to dispatch.

The book contains the meridian circle reductions taken from the Madras Observatory. The observation table contains the values of North Polar Distance and Right Ascension for the celestial objects in 1863

The book contains the meridian circle reductions taken from the Madras Observatory. The observation table contains the values of North Polar Distance and Right Ascension for the celestial objects in 1871

The book contains the meridian circle reductions taken from the Madras Observatory. The observation table contains the values of North Polar Distance and Right Ascension for the celestial objects in 1877