This is a letter from C.A.Smith Secretary of government to Superintendent engineer sixth circle informing that a grant of Rs.10000 has been sanctioned for the year 1913-1914 for a new building to be built in Kodaikanal for the purpose of storing astronomical instrument.

This letter is from John Evershed, Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, to Gilbert T. Walker, Director General of Observatories. This talks about the sanction for petty construction and repairs, which amounts to Rs.500, which is insufficient as the estimate is based on average expenditure for the past 3 years

This letter is from John Evershed, Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, to Director General of Observatories. This talks about the sanction, which amounts to Rs.5840. It also contains a letter received from the superintending engineer 6th circle.

This letter is from Meteorological Department to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories regarding the money spent on comptometer

This item contains various provisions that schedules the requirement from 1903-1904 on account of Imperial civil workers to be forwarded to the government of India

This letter was from the government astronomer stating the expenditure incurred on instruments and the budget.

This letter is from M. Brown to the director asking for pay Rs. 400 for the stock articles and estimation for fencing the assistant director's quarters compound

This letter is to the executive engineer from John Evershed approving the plan and estimates amounting Rs. 2850 for constructing free quarters for the photographic assistant of this observatory

This is a form of statement to accompany all applications for sanction to expenditure not provided for in budget

This letter is from M. Brown to the Director for estimate of Rs. 1750 for constructing quarters for the photographic Assistant