Referee's Report by [George Paget] Thomson on a paper 'The adsorption of oxygen and hydrogen on platinum and the removal of these gases by positive-ion bombardment' by [Charles William] Oatley Paper reference code: A.162 Sectional committee: Physics 'This paper does not go far beyond that published by the Society in 1936'. Highlights a point of scientific advance. Suggests further study on more metals, or that the current work should be published either in a shortened form by the Society or in full elsewhere. Notes the Faraday Society may be appropriate. [Not published]. Received 4 October 1938 [September - October 1938]