Referee's report by Frederick George Donnan, on a paper 'Adsorption of lauryl sulphonic acid in the surface of its aqueous solution, and the Gibbs theorem' by James William McBain and Lloyd A Wood Sectional Committee: Chemistry Not recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. The paper contains nothing of sufficient novelty or importance. The same types of measurements have been published previously by the same author. Considers the paper more suitable for a specialist journal. [Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'] Endorsed on verso as received 30 August 1939. [August 1939]