Referee's report by Geoffrey Ingram Taylor, on a paper 'The resistivity of polycrystalline wires in relation to plastic deformation, and the mechanism of plastic flow' by Edward Neville Da Costa Andrade and Bruce Chalmers Sectional committee: Physics Not recommended for publication in its present form. The author should consider the criticisms that he makes. It's possible that he may have misunderstood the paperand in this case, the paper should be re-written to make it clearer. [Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 1932]. Endorsed on verso as received 29 February 1932. February 1932