Second referee's report by Marcus Laurence Elwin Oliphant, on a paper 'The electric structure of solid dielectrics in relation to the theory of electronic breakdown' by A E W Austen and S Whitehead Sectional committee: Physics Recommended for publication in Proceedings. The changed arguments of the paper and the introduction of experimental detail makes it suitable for publication. [Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 1940 as 'The electric strength of some solid dielectrics']. Endorsed on verso as received 14 May 1940. May 1940