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and it will be necessary to fence this, and to make provision for this addition to the Domain, being planted. It is proposed that the boundary of the Domain on the side next the town will be in future a carriage drive, having an easy gradient from the top of the Terrace at the Eoman Catholic Cemetery along the seaward slope of the ridge, and winding down into Sydney Street on the Tinakori Eoad. James Hectoe, 7th August, 1874. Secretary. Statement of Plants in the Botanic Gardens; also Donations, and Plants Distributed and Purchased, for 1873-7. Coniferous Trees in Stock on 12th August, 1874. Cupressus lawsoniana ... ... ... ... ... ... 778 „ macrocarpa ... ... ... ... ... ... 160 Wellingtonia gigantea ... ... ... ... ... ... 160 Pinus maritima ... ... ... ... ... ... 200 „ sabiniana ... ... ... ... ... ... 40 „ excelsa ... ... ... ... ... ... 30 „ torreyana ... ... ... ... ... ... GO „ insignis ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,950 „ halepensis ... ... ... ... ... ... 40 ~ douglasii ... ... ... ... ... ... 45 Thuja gigantea ... ... ... ... ... ... 60 Total ... ... ... ... 3,523 Donations to the Gardens have been made by Mr. Ludlam, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Mason, Hon. Mr. Mantell, Dr. Hector, and Mr. Drake. Plants Distributed. To Somes' Island, 125 Pinus insignis, 225 Pinus maritima, 24 Cupressus macrocarpa. To the Gaol Grounds, "Wellington, 50 Cupressus macrocarpa, 30 Pinus maritima, 30 Pinus insignis, 3 Wellingtonia gigantea, 12 Native shrubs. For "Wellington College Grounds, 600 selected Conifera. To Eeserve, Custom House, Invercargill, 6 Pinus maritima, 12 Pinus insignis, 6 Cupressus macrocarpa, 6 Cupressus lawsoniana. To the Asylum, Wellington, 200 oak trees. To Government Eeserve, Hutt Eiver, 160 selected Conifera. Total, 1,489. Plants Purchased from Sydney. 6 Araucaria bidwillii. 2 Viburnum rugosum. 6 „ excelsa. 6 Photinia serrulata. G „ cookii. 12 Corypha australis. 2 Abies cserulea. 6 Seaforthea elegans. 2 „ alba. 4 Catalpa syringaefolia. 2 „ rubra. 6 Barckleya syringasfolia. 6 Pinus caricii. 1 Aster argophylla. 3 „ canariensis. 6 Camphor laurels. 3 „ longifolia. 3 Olea ilicifolia. 3 „ benthamiana. 2 Bignonia lindleyana. 12 „ pinea. 2 „ jasminioides. 4 Cupressus knightii. 1 Arbutus unedo. 6 „ goveniana. 1 „ andrachne. 2 ~ torulosa. 1 „ canariensis. 3 „ lawsonii. 12 Picua syringeefolia. 3 Callitris sp. W. Australia. G „ macrophylla. 3 Cephalotaxus fortunii. 1 „ sycamorus. 6 Cryptomeria elegans. 3 „ macrophylla. 4 Thuja plicata. 6 Grevillea robusta. 6 Juniperus rufescens. 2 Osmanthus ilicifolius. 1 ~ attica. 3 Lophostemon australis. 3 „ lycio. 1 Cantua sependene. 1 „ hibernica. G Magnolia grandiflora. 2 „ sinensis. 1 „ purpurea. 1 Thujopsis borealis. 1 „ conspicua. 1 Eetinospora obtusa. 4 „ anonifolia. 1 „ pisifera. 3 Gynerium argenteum. 12 Sterculia acerifolia. 3 Doryanthus excelsa. 6 Viburnum sinensis. Total ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 221 From Mr. Duncan: 100 Pinus halepensis, 200 Frenella cupressiformis ... 300