Referee's report by Charles Vernon Boys, on a paper 'Investigation of the law of burning of modified cordite' by Major J H Mansell Sectional Committee: Physics and Chemistry Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests that author be asked if either curve or table could be omitted, owing to expense of publishing these types of diagram. Questions whether experiments with Cordite 'is strictly natural knowledge which it is the business of the Royal Society to further'. [Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society] Endorsed on verso as received 19 December 1906. [December 1906]