Referee's report by Alan Sterling Parkes, on a paper 'Reproduction in the basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus (gunner)' by Leonard Harrison Matthews Sectional committee: Zoology Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. It is an important and interesting contribution. The writing is clear and readable but it could be edited. Some parts could be left out. [Published in Philosophical Transactions B, 1950]. Endorsed on recto as received 3 June 1949. June 1949