Referee's report by Harold Jeffreys, on a paper 'A determination of the frictional forces in a tidal current' by K F Bowden and L A Fairbairn Sectional committee: Physics Paper reference code: A53 Recommended for publication in the Proceedings. Jeffreys suggests reference could be made to Taylors paper on the sea. [Published in Proceedings A, 1952]. Date received not given. 3 May 1952