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Geraldine Domain. Reserves Nos. 305, 306, 1624, and 2716, Town of Geraldine. Area, 94 acres 1 rood 21 perches. Work done during year : Noxious weeds cleared; paths, drives, and flower-beds kept in good order; fences and gates repaired. Improvements now on domain: Fencing, gates, paths, flowerbeds, bicycle-track, pavilion and rooms, swimming-bath, dressing-sheds, plantation, and specimen trees. Used for sports, cricket, football, bowls, and picnics. Portion of the domain is leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : General maintenance. Glentunnel Domain. Reserve No. 2407, Sections Nos. 35467 and 35468, and part of Selwyn River bed, Block VIII, Hororata Survey District. Area, 146 acres and 15 perches. Work done during year : Avenue completed, rustic footbridge erected, track formed, ground levelled and sown in grass, tennis-courts improved, copper-house removed and re-erected with accessories, well sunk, floors and windows put in buildings which have been furnished with tables and forms, fences trimmed, gorse grubbed, gorse hedge replaced with standard-and-wire fence, and gate erected. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, plantations, shrubs, copper and pump house, ladies' and gentlemen's cloak-rooms, dressing-shed, committee-rooms, concrete cricket-pitch, two grass and one asphalt tennis-courts, rustic bridge, and running-track. Used for sports, cricket, football, tennis, picnics, and general recreation. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Removing and re-erecting fence, erecting building on tennis-ground, placing gate to give access to plantation, planting trees for river-protection, and general maintenance. Governor's Bay Domain. Reserve No. 3060, Block VII, Halswell Survey District. Area, 6 acres 2 roods 3 perches. Work done during year : Tennis - court and cricket - pitch prepared, dwellinghouse repaired, two areas fenced and planted with shrubs, flagpole erected, trees topped, and fences repaired. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, public hall, supper-room, ladies' dressingroom, dwellinghouse, stables, harness-room, trap-house, drains, trees, flower-beds, shrubs, tenniscourt, cricket-pitch, and flagpole. Used for sports, cricket, football, and picnics. Portion leased. Greendale Domain. Reserve No. 1565 and part of Rural Section No. 9097, Block XIV, Hawkins Survey District. Area, 15 acres and 4 perches. Work, done during year : Tennis-court prepared and ground levelled for cricket. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, pavilion, asphalt cricket-pitch, asphalt tennis-courts, plantations, and cottage. Used for cricket and tennis. Leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Completing the levelling of ground round cricket-pitch. Halswell Domain. Reserve No. 110, Block XIV, Christchurch Survey District. Area, 20 acres. Work done during year : Avenue regraded, holes filled in, new tea-room added to pavilion, racing-track fenced, rushes and gorse grubbed, hedge trimmed, and rains cleaned. Improvements now on domain : Fences, plantations, drains, sports-track, tennis-courts, three artesian wells, and pavilion. Used for sports, tennis, and grazing. Proposed operations for ensuing year : General maintenance. Portion leased. Highbank Domain. Reserve No. 3198, Highbank Settlement, Block 11, Corwar Survey District, Area, 10 acres. • Improvements now on domain : Plantations and fencing. Leased. Hillsborough Domain. Part of Rural Section No. 91, Block XVI, Christchurch Survey District. Area, 8 acres 3 roods 5 perches. Work done during year : Hedges cut and cleaned and trees tended. Improvements now on domain.: Fencing, gates, trees, drains, and cricket-pitch. Used for sports, football, cricket, and picnics. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Removal of gorse hedges, replanting open spaces in other hedges, and drainage. Portion leased. Hinds Domain. Reserve No. 2281, Block 111, Hinds Survey District. Area, 22 acres 2 roods 7 perches. Domain is used for picnics. Hinds No. 2 Domain. Reserve No. 1262, Block VI, Hinds Survey District. Area, 9 acres 2 roods 33 perches. Work done during year : Fencing. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, plantation, water-race, asphalt tennis-court, concrete swimming-bath, dressing-room, running-track, and pavilion.. Used for cropping, grazing, picnics, football, cricket, tennis, sports, and bathing.