This letter was about the request of the government astronomer to arrange the six rain-gauges for use in the North Arcot district.

This Letter was sent to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories regarding a box containing a rain gauge 5" diameter and an Anemometer

The item is a letter to inform Deputy Tahsildar, Kodaikanal that rainfall returns daily, weekly, and monthly have been sent to the collectorate as per the request of the Collector.

The letter was from Charles P. Butler to John Eliot, the Meteorological Reporter to the Government of India and Director General of Indian Observatories, Simla, in 1903 about the broken-down condition of the fencing of rain gauge at Periyakulam station.