This letter was written to the Executive Engineer, Madura Special Division, about the allotment of funds to the Madras P.W.D. that would be made by the Imperial General of Observatories for some building works. And the partial allotment of funds at the request of the Director General of Observatories.

This reply letter was sent to the Deputy Director of Madras Observatory informing the amount had been recovered from A.A. Narayana Aiyar in three instalments at Rs. 26-10-8 in the pay bills for April, May and June 1913.

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

The document is a pay slip of Thomas Royds for the month of March in 1916, Issued by the Assistant Account General office, Madras. During that time he was working as Assistant Director of Kodaikanal Observatory.

This is the last pay certificate for K.V. Sivarama, 1st assistant at the Kodaikanal Observatory.

This memorandum was written from the superintending Engineer for submitting plans and estimate of Rs 21,300 for constructing quarters for the European Assistant to the Director

This item sanctions Rs.16700 to the current years grant for imperial civil works to meet the expenditures on observatory buildings in Kodaikanal including Departmental charges.

This item sanctions Rs.920 on the construction of three additional godowns for the Director's servants at the Kodaikanal Observatory.

This item contains a note by the chief engineer public works department stating an estimate amounting to Rs.4400 for a steel Framed dome for the Madras Observatory which should be of Sir Howard Grubb standard design.

This item contains letters from F. W. Ashpitel, officiating consulting architect to government , to the secretary to government Public works department submitting the sanction and provision for Rs.960 for constructing stables at the Madras Observatory.