This is a proposal letter from the revenue department of the Government of Madras regarding the adoption of standard time in India. The proposal discusses fixing an Indian Standard Time for all Indian railways and telegraphs. It will be precisely 5.30 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and 9 minutes ahead of Madras Time. Additionally, the proposal suggests fixing a Burma Standard Time for use on all railways and telegraphs in Burma, which will be precisely 6.30 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and 5 minutes ahead of Rangoon time.
Royds, ThomasTimekeeping instruments
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This fond was about pendulum clock used at the Madras Observatory manufactured sometimes in 1786. The clock is now in Kodaikanal Solar Observatory and still in working condition.
Petrie, WilliamThis letter is to the Superintendent of Telegraphs from the Director regarding the condition of affairs Mr Newlands found at Lahore. It is evidence that the officer in charge of the Lahore office and not the time distribution system should be blamed.
Telegraph DepartmentThis letter was sent to the Director General of Telegraphs from the Director of Kodaikanal & Madras Observatory regarding the time signal on Sundays.
Smith, Charles MichieThis letter was sent to the Director General of Telegraphs from the Director of Kodaikanal & Madras Observatory regarding time signal on Sundays
Smith, Charles MichieThis letter was sent to Dr Thomas Royds regarding the difference between the Calcutta and Madras times as determined from the 4 PM roll.
Royds, ThomasThe Superintendent of Telegraphs, Central Telegraph Office, Madras, has written to the Deputy Director, Madras Observatory, Madras, regarding the inconvenience faced by the Alipore Observatory in operating without regular time signals at 16 hours on Sundays. While there are no objections to discontinuing the signals elsewhere, it has been decided that they shall not be sent to any office on Sundays, starting from June 6, 1909, except to the Alipore Observatory.
Telegraph DepartmentThis letter is from the Superintendent of Telegraphs to the Director of the Solar Physics Observatory, Kodaikanal, regarding the two-minute time signals. The Deputy Director of Madras Observatory had been requested to send time signals from 15:58 to 16 hours.
Smith, Charles MichieThis letter is from the Superintendent of Telegraphs to the Deputy Director regarding time signalling.
Smith, Charles MichieThis letter is from the Superintendent of Telegraphs to the Deputy Director regarding the signalling of time, which will be only for 2 minutes in future.
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