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Power has been provided for the erection of gymnasiums or other buildings necessary for the full use of any public domain, and, subject to the limitations with respect to the number of days upon which charges may be made for admission to a stand, Domain Boards are authorized to fix charges for the use of any such building and generally to regulate admission to the same. A further useful provision enables a Domain Board to appropriate any part of its domain for special purposes, including baths, or, with the consent of the Minister, for camping-sites or parking-places for vehicles for the convenience of persons using the domain, and the Board may fix such charges for the use of such baths, camping-sites, or parking-places as the Minister approves. Suitable powers have also been enacted for the purpose of giving Domain Boards proper control with respect to persons entering domains for trade or business purposes. Various minor amendments and machinery provisions have also been included for the purpose generally of simplifying procedure and facilitating the fuller use and enjoyment of our public domains. A pamphlet has been printed and issued to all Domain Boards explaining briefly the principal changes made in the law, and referring to certain other provisions which, although not new, are often the subject of correspondence between the Department and the Boards. I have, &c., J. B. Thompson, The Hon. the Minister of Lands. Under-Secretary for Lands.

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