Referee's report by Richard Vynne Southwell, on a paper 'The flow of viscous liquid past spinning bodies' by T E Garstang Sectional Committee: Mathematics Recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. Refers to referee notes by Louis Napoleon George Filon. The paper is a record of failure, which is not a recommendation against publication, but further investigations may have been attempted. Refers to work of Carl Wilhelm Oseen, Squire and Thom. The author does not seem aware of recent developments in the subject. [Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London' A, 1933] Endorsed on verso as received 30 June 1933. [June 1933]