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Tk Puke Domain, Auckland Land District. Area :14 acres ; all leased. Used for camps, sports, and cricket. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, three tennis-courts, and plantation. Timaeu Domain, Canterbury Land District. Area : 8 acres ; all leased. Used for athletic sports and band contests. Improvements now on domain : Three sides fenced with iron fence; oval laid down as sports-ground and cycle-track. Tinwald Domain, Canterbury Land District. Area : 230 acres ; 163 acres leased. Used for picnics, sports, races, and general recreation. Work done during year : Tree-planting, draining, removing trees, erecting gates, and preparing cricket-ground. Improvements now on domain : Plantations, drains, water-races, small lake, and fencing. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Formation of drives, fencing, and tree-planting. Tokanui Domain, Southland Land District. Area : 3 acres ; not used. Board unable to secure a tenant. No funds. Torbre Domain, Wellington Land District. Area :13 acres ; all leased. Not used by the public. Work done during year : Felling, grassing, and fencing ; money for this work is borrowed on the personal security of the members of the Board. Totara Domain, Auckland Land District. Area : 4 acres. Used for sports. Improvements now on domain : Drains, water-gate erected, and cricket-ground formed. Trotter's Creek Domain, Otago Land District. Area : 183 acres ; all leased. Used for picnics. Work done during year : Erection of footbridge, formation of track, and maintenance. Improvements now on domain : Tracks and footbridge. Tuapeka Domain, Otago Land District. Area : 119 acres ;99 acres leased. Used for cricket, football, shows, and races. Tupua Domain, Auckland Land District. Area :10 acres. Occupied by New Zealand Mineral Springs Company. Used for grazing. Public have access, but land is unsuitable for sports of any kind. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, and grassing. Turanga Domain, Auckland Land District. Area :26 acres. Land is an island, which is unsuitable for a domain ; covered with salt water when tides are unusually high. Several kinds of trees have been planted, but will not grow. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Eradication of noxious weeds. Uawa Domain, Hawke's Bay Land District. Area :35 acres ; all leased. Used for cricket, football, and picnics. Work done during year : Gate erected, well sunk and furnished with pump, grass-seed sown. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, well, pump, plantation, and grassing. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Erection of buildings. Urenui Domain, Taranaki Land District. Area :57 acres ;52 acres leased. Used for football, cricket, sports, and picnics. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, drains, sports-ground, and plantation. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Tree-planting, and fencing. Victoria Domain, Hawke's Bay Land District. Area : 24 acres ; all leased. Work done during year : Construction of drains. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, plantation, and drains. A portion of the land has been stumped and ploughed. Waiau Domain, Canterbury Land District. Area :40 acres. Used for picnics, football, and grazing. Work done during year : Erection of gate and fencing. Improvements now on domain : Fencing and gate. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Formation of football and cricket ground, and eradication of scrub and briars. Waihemo Domain, Otago Land District. Area : 129 acres ; all leased. Used for grazing and picnics. Work done during year : Eradication of noxious weeds, repairs, and fencing. Improvements now on domain : Fencing. It is proposed to obtain the advice of the State Forester as to the best means of planting the domain with valuable timbers. Waihi Domain, Auckland Land District. Area : 120 acres. Used for race-meetings. on domain : Fencing. Proposed operations for the ensuing year : Grassing and erection of fencing.