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            IND-IIA-F205-I06 · Item · 27-01-1905
            Part of Correspondance related to Magnetic Observatory during 1898-1923

            This letter is from W. J. Dunlop to the Executive Engineer informing that the domes etc belonging to the observatory building should be closed under machinery and the cost of such items should be deducted from the capital cost. Also a reply letter from the director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories Michie Smith questioning this is a very troublesome work and also he mentioned that this cannot be reached by any considerate of cost.

            Dunlop, W. J.

            The two letters are from Wesleyan Mission Industrial School to the Solar Physics observatory saying that the Pigeon hole almirah is ready and will be sent in two days. Another page states its bill is Rs.130

            Wesleyan Mission Industrial School

            The letter is from Antoine Rene deChazal, Executive engineer, Madura Division, to the Director, Kodaikanal Observatory, saying that expensive grates than the designed may not be required and if a different design is necessary, then there will be a need to obtain orders on it.

            deChazal, Antoine Rene

            The letter is from offg. Director General of Observatories to Charles Michie Smith regarding the observation taken by the brother of the observer, the resignation of the observer, and asking to supply a statement of changes to be made and a copy of the charge list.

            Smith, Charles Michie

            The letter is from offg. Director General of Observatories to Charles Michie Smith regarding the mistakes in the observation from Periyakulam and the charge list. It also encloses the list of instruments in Periakulam Observatory with the name of their makers and condition when it was handed over from Ag: Observer to Observer

            Smith, Charles Michie
            IND-IIA-F189-I22 · Item · 20-09-1912
            Part of Correspondence from Poona and other Observatory

            This letter was written to Gilbert Thomas Walker, the Director General of Observatories from Secretary to Government, Bombay Castle, Educational Department, in reply to the letter regarding removing the revolving dome of Poona Observatory to Kodaikanal. In this letter, it was stated a plan and estimate for another roof for the observatory building.

            Walker, Gilbert T.