Second referee's report by William Thomas Astbury, on a paper 'The fine structure of phloem fibres I. Untreated and swollen hemp' by B C Kundu and Reginald Dawson Preston Sectional committee: Botany He discovered a discrepancy in the author's results and his own results. He has since discussed the matter with the author, who has found that he cannot rely on the measurements of his collaborator and wishes to withdraw the paper. [Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 1940]. Date received not given. 25 June 1940