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

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.

The letter is from Gilbert T. Walker to Charles Michie Smith asking about the dismissal of the Periyakulam as the performance of the observer was unsatisfactory, like tampering with the records. He asks to reply in a short wire by telegraph.