Referee's report by Bertram Hopkinson, on a paper 'A standard measuring machine' by P E Shaw Sectional Committee: Physics and Chemistry Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The machine Shows ingenuity and advances on existing equipment, but shows no new principles or methods. The measurements obtained are merely examples. The paper does not show the advancement of any natural knowledge. [Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1912] Endorsed on verso as received 10 July 1912. 9 July 1912