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Lauder Domain. Section No. 2, Block 111, Lauder Survey District. Area, 200 acres. Work done during year : Ten acres sown in grass, and grandstand repaired. Improvements now on domain : Fences, gates, grandstand, stewards' stand, totalisator-house, judge's box, paddocks fenced off, enclosure for Plumpton, water-race, pond, boat, and plantation. Used for races and coursing. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Erecting new grandstand. Maheno Domain. Part of Section No. 2of 22, Block VII, Oamaru Survey District. Area, 47 acres 3 roods 19 perches. During the }~ear advice was obtained as to the obtaining of a supply of water by a ram; but it was found that there was not sufficient pressure. Tenders were then called and accepted for the erection of a windmill. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, plantations, creamery, and dwelling. Used for grazing, football, and picnics. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Erecting windmill, with water-trough and overflow-pipe. Manuherikia Domain. Section No. 1, Block XXXVII, Tcwn of Alexandra. Area, 96 acres 3 roods 5 perches. Work done during year: Trees planted and water-supply improved. Improvements now on domain: Fences and trees. Used for races, golf, and football. Proposed operations for ensuing year: Planting trees and erecting pavilion. Maungatua Domain. Section No. 22, Block XI, Maungatua Survey District. Area, 566 acres. Used for picnics and grazing. Mid-Wakatipu Domain. Section No. 39, Block IV, Mid-Wakatipu Survey District. Area, 400 acres. This domain is under the control of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin. No works have been undertaken. Moa Flat and Ettkick Domain. Section No. 44, Block I, Benger Survey District. Area, 420 acres. This domain is administered by the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin, and is held under pastoral license. MoEHAKi Domain. Sections Nos. 15, Block 11, 13, Block 111, and 4, 5, 6, and 7, Block XIV, Town of Moeraki. Area, 23 acres 3 roods 34 parches. Work done during year: Trees planted and fenced in. Improvements now on domain : Fences, gates, and trees. Leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Planting trees, and making entrance to bath-paddock. Naseby Domain. Section No. 23, Block I, Naseby Survey District. Area, 120 acres. Improvements now on domain : Grandstand, offices, racing-track, and fences. Used for racing. Ocean Beach Domain. Sections Nos. part 28 and 31, Block VII, Otago Peninsula Survey District, and 4 and 6, Block XII, Dunedin and East Taieri Survey Districts. Area, 221 acres 2 roods 11 perches. Steady progress has been made in connection with this domain during the year. The road to the beach at St. Kilda has been extended and widened, the new portion being covered with rotten rock. The entrance from Beach Street, St. Clair, to the beach has been improved by the erection of steps, the material and expert labour being provided by the Dunedin City Council. A septic tank and conveniences have been erected at the baths. Scrub and wire fencing and planting grass have also been done. A new track, about 30 chains in length, has been cut, and a pathway made through the lupins on the old lagoon-site, the formation being of sand, covered with rotten rock. To the right and left of this path are hollows and dunes. The latter will in due course be levelled, and will form part of the Marine Park, which will be sheltered in all weathers. The Board has made inquiries regarding hot salt-water baths, and will proceed with the erection of two forthwith, increasing the number later on if found to work satisfactorily and the public requires them. Fencing and grass-planting will be carried on during the ensuing year, and the matter of tree-planting will also receive attention. [Note. —This report is for the year ended 31st March, 1910.] Otokia Domain. Section No. 47, Block I, Otokia Survey District. Area, 12 acres 2 roods. Work done during year: Notice-board erected to warn bathers, and life-buoy and line procured. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, post-and-chain horse-stand, notice-board, lifebuoy and line. Used for grazing and picnics and sports.