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Lauder Domain, Otago Land District. Area : 200 acres ; all leased. Work done during year : Erection of new grandstand, steward's room, and offices ; other buildings renovated and enlarged ; levelling, harrowing, and grassing. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, entrance-gates, grandstand, steward's stand, totalisator-house, judge's box, and outhouses. Used principally for horse-races. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Installation of water-supply for irrigation. Leithfield Domain, Canterbury Land District. Area: 5 acres. Improvements now on land : Fencing and draining. Used for picnics and camping. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Tree-planting and construction of drains. Levin Domain, Wellington Land District. Area :52 acres ; all leased. Work done during year : Good sports-ground prepared and enclosed with post and wire fence ; erection of gates ; tree-planting; construction of two tennis-courts, shed, and racecourse. Used for football, hockey, cricket, tennis, picnics, sports, and races. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Tree-planting and general maintenance. Limehill's Domain, Southland Land District. Area : 5 acres ; all leased. Improvements now on land : Fencing, levelling, and grassing. Used for cricket, football, and sports. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Tree-planting and construction of drains Lincoln Domain, Canterbury Land District. Area : 8 acres. Work done during year : Eradication of gorse and broom. Improvements now on land : Fencing and plantation. Used for general recreation. Proposed work for ensuing year : Maintenance. Little River Domain, Canterbury Land District. Area : 62 acres ; all leased. Improvements now on domain : Fencing and grassing. Unsuitable for recreation-ground, being on face of a steep hill four miles from township. An endeavour is being made to obtain a more suitable ground, either by purchase or exchange. Loburn Domain, Canterbury Land District. Area : 25 acres ; 18 acres leased. Work done during year : Tree-planting and erection of entrancegate. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, plantations, small lake, and good iron entrance-gate. Used for sports and picnics. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Maintenance and tree-planting, if funds permit. Lumsden Domain, Southland Land District. Area : 19 acres ; 12 acres leased. Work done during year : Tree-planting. Improvements now on land : Fencing, building, and 5 acres of plantations, quarter-mile running track, and urinal. Used for sports and picnics. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Improvement to ground inside of runningtrack. Lyttelton and Heathcote Domain, Canterbury Land District. Area : 14 acres ; all leased. Work done during year : General maintenance. Improvements now on land : House and outbuildings, bridge and turnstiles, and seats. Used for camping and picnics. Lyttelton and Heathcote Recreation Trust Domain, Canterbury Land District. Area :16 acres ; all leased. Used for picnics camps, and football. Work done during year : Maintenance and tree-planting. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, plantations, ten-roomed dwellinghouse, outbuildings, stable, &c. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Further tree-planting and eradication of weeds. Lyttelton Domain, Canterbury Land District. Area : 6 acres. Used for promenade. Work done during year : Fencing and maintenance. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, plantation, road, and seats. Maheno Domain, Otago Land District. Area :38 acres ; 2 acres leased. Work done during year : General maintenance. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, plantations, tennis-court, creamery, and dwellinghouse. Used for grazing. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Further tree-planting. Mahurangi Domain, Auckland Land District. Area :64 acres. Used partially as a rifle-range. Mangatainoka Domain, Wellington Land District. Area :25 acres ; all leased. Work done during year : Tree-planting, repairs to fencing, and general maintenance. Improvements now on domain : Running-track, plantations, and shelter-shed. Used for sports and picnics. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Sinking well and erecting pump, and general improvements.