The office order was about the temporary promotion of Thomas Royds and A. A. Narayana Ayyar. Due to the absence of John Evershed, Director of Solar Physics Observatory, Kodaikanal, The Assistant Director, Thomas Royds, was appointed as Acting Director, and The first Assistant, A. A. Narayana Ayyar, as The Acting Assistant Director. The order was sent from Simla in 1920.

This letter was reply to D.O.No.2637 of the 6th instant saying that K.A.Narayana Aiyar acted as observer at Periyakulam were October 7, 1907 to January 31, 1908, new appointment was made to the post on April 7, 1908, Periyakulam Observatory, and he does'nt have a idea of what a "charge list".