The letter was about acknowledging John Evershed for his invaluable help gave them. Further he was seeking help on two points that, one was having a coolie to climb up the pillar and unclamp and the second was spectrum of Sirius.

This letter was about informing Gilbert T. Walker of sending a slide of the Nova Acquilae Spectrum with Arctururs above it for comparison taken at the Kodaikanal Observatory on the night of June 19-20.