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Courtenay Domain. Reserve No. 2413, Block VIII, Hawkins Survey District. Area, 20 acres. Improvements now on domain : Boundary and inner fences and plantations. Used for picnics. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Repairing fences, planting trees, and destroying rabbits. Culverden Domain. Reserve No. 3758, Block VI, Culverden Survey District, Culverden Settlement. Area, 18 acres 2 roods 31 perches. Work done during year : Grass cleared from trees in plantations, land on creek-banks levelled and fenced, creek cleaned, shrubs planted, and general maintenance. Improvements now on domain : Standard, wire, and netting fencing, plantations, asphalt and clay tennis-courts, asphalt cricket-wicket, pavilion, bridge, gates, and turnstile. The banks of the creek have been levelled and planted with shrubs. Used for cricket, tennis, croquet, and picnics. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Repairs and general maintenance. Cust Domain. Reserves Nos. 2422 and 2423, Mairaki Survey District. Area, 17 acres 3 roods 33 perches. Proposed operations for ensuing year : General improvements to entrance and grounds. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, plantations, concrete cricket-pitch, and two pavilions. Used for sports, picnics, cricket, and general recreation. Leased. Darfield Domain. Reserve No. 2635, Hawkins Survey District, Area, 10 acres. Improvements now on domain : Sod fences w 7 ith gorse and ware, trees, two asphalt tenniscourts, and wooden building. Used for tennis and football. Proposed operations for ensuing year : General maintenance. Domett Domain. Reserves Nos. 3177, Block XIX, 3241 and 3895, Block XVI, Lowry Peaks Survey District, and 3148, Cheviot Survey District. Area, 36 acres and 38 perches. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, plantation, and two tennis-courts. Used for general recreation. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Erection of new 7 gate at entrance. Portion leased. Doric Domain. Reserve No. 3568, Block VI, Rakaia Survey District. Area, 4 acres. Improvements now on domain: Fencing and trees. Used for general recreation. Proposed operations for ensuing year : General maintenance. Dunsandel Domain. Reserve No. 316, Block VIII, Selwyn Survey District, Area, 10 acres. Work done during year : Trees topped and thinned out, cottage and fences repaired. Improvements now on domain : Four-roomed cottage, pavilion containing, three rooms, bowlinggreen, tennis-courts, cricket-ground, croquet-ground, running and cycling track, swimming-bath, plantations, fencing, gates, conveniences, and stiles. Used for picnics, cricket, football, bowls, tennis, hockey, bathing, croquet, and sports. Ealing Domain. Reserve No. 3112, Rangitata Survey District. Area, 10 acres. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, gates, and plantation. Used for grazing. Leased. Ellesmere Domain. Reserves Nos. 1630, Southbridge Survey District, 3940, Southbridge Town District, and 3939, Block XIV, Leeston Survey District. Area, 231 acres. Work done during year : Fences trimmed, gorse grubbed, grandstand repaired, new picket fence round saddling-paddock, training-track repaired, and fencing. On Osborne Park an artesian well was sunk. On Southbridge Recreation-ground a new fence round trees, ladies' waiting-room, and windmill for water-supply erected. Improvements consist of building, grandstand, office, racing-track, windmill and concrete trough, about one and a half miles of fencing, gates, and plantation; on Osborne Park, artesian well, conveniences, gates, bridge, trees, and fencing; on the Southbridge ground, ladies' waiting-room, windmill, water-supply, gates, picket fence, and trees. Used for sports, races, and picnics. Operations for ensuing 3 7 ear : General maintenance. Portion leased. Fairlie Domain. Reserve No. 2755, Tengawai Survey District. Area, 29 acres 2 roods. Work done during year : New fencing and gates erected, boundary-fences partially renewed, gorse grubbed, trees planted and grounds laid out, grass cut, willows trimmed, and grounds mam"tamed in good order. Improvements now on domain : 100 chains of standard-and-wire fencing. 34 chains of willow protective planting, gates, swimming-pond, and trees. Used for general recreation and for grazing. Portion leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Continuation of present work in the direction of making domain suitable for a pleasure resort, and further planting and river-protection works as funds permit.