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Alpkedton Domain, Wellington Land District. Section No. 201, Block XII., Mangaone Survey District. Area, 100 acres. Ninety-nine acres leased on improvement conditions. Improvements now on domain: About 12 chains of box drain, shed and fixtures, boundary and subdivisional fences, 1 acre planted with trees and shrubs. Used for sports, picnics, and cricket. Proposed operations for ensuing year: Tree-planting and erection of more fences. Aorangi Domain, Canterbury Land District. Part of Reserve No. 2652, Mueller Survey District. Area, 24,000 acres. This domain is under the control of the Tourist Department. It is the Mount Cook Tourist Resort, and contains the Hermitage. Apiti Domain, Wellington Land District. Section No. 41a, Block XL, Apiti Survey District. Area, 40 acres 2 roods. Leased. Improvements now on domain : Ring-fence and grass. The Board is negotiating for the purchase of a piece of land half a mile from Apiti Township, to be used as a sportsrground. Araroa Domain, Hawke's Bat Land District. Section No. 33, Town of Te Araroa. Area, 15 acres 2 roods 24 perches. Nine acres leased. Work done during year : Six acres cleared of manuka scrub and sown with grass. Improvements now on domain : Good bour.dary-fences, gate, 12 acres cleared of scrub, and about 4 acres well grassed. Used principally as a cricket-ground. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Planting ornamental trees, and formation of cricket-pitch. Arowhenda Domain, Canterbury Land District. Reserves Nos. 3003 to 3013, Town of Arowhenua. Area, 11 acres and 8 perches. Leased to seventeen tenants. Work done during year: Taumatakahu_ Creek cleared of weeds. Not used by the public. Arrowtown Domain, Otago Land District. Section No. 38, Block VII., Shotover Survey District. Area, 6 acres. Improvements now on domain: Fences, shed, cricket-pitch, and circular rink. The area is in grass. Used for sports, foot-racing, cricket, and general recreation. Proposed operations for ensuing year: Erection of seats and gates, removal of dead trees and filling vacancies caused thereby, and improvement of ground by rolling. Arundel Domain, Canterbury Land District. Reserve No. 2965, Block 111., Town of Arundel. Area, 4 acres 1 rood 6 perches. Improvements now on domain : Good fences and plantation. Ashburton Domain, Canterbury Land District. Area, 90 acres. Work done during year : Propagating-house and tool-shed erected, new flower-beds laid out. maintenance, and general improvement. Improvements now on domain : About four miles fences, curator's lodge, propagating-houses, tool-shed, meteorological station, tennis-pavilion, and two small pavilions on sports-ground, bathing-sheds, asphalt cycling-track, three asphalt tennis-courts, croquet-green, bowling-ground, cricket-ground, water-supply, ornamental water-dams, &c. The domain is well planted and partially laid out as flower-gardens, walks, &c. Used for general recreation, sports, cricket, football, cycling, hockey, tennis, bowls, croquet, and swimming. Picnic parties from all over Canterbury visit the domain during the summer months; over five thousand excursionists visited the domain in January, 1905. Proposed operations for ensuing year: General maintenance and rerarring asphalt cycling-track. Ashhurst Domain, Wellington Land District. Sections Nos. 463a and 463c, Block 111., Gorge Survey District. Area, 46 acres 2 roods 11 perches. Work done during year: Erection of fences. Improvements now on domain: 120 chains wire fences, four gates, and J chain picket-fence. The area contains 25 acres of native bush, and is used for 'picnics and general recreation. Proposed operations for ensuing year: Tree-planting, extension of river protective works, and formation of cricket-pitch and cycle-track. Ashley Gorge Domain, Canterbury Land District. Reserves Nos. 3094, Block IV., Oxford Survey District, and 3231, Block XVI., Upper Ashley Survey District, XII., Mount Thomas Survey District, IV., Oxford Survey District, and 1.. Mairaki Survey District. Area, 74 acres. Sixty-three acres leased. Work done during year: Road repaired. Improvements now on domain : Road and fences. Used principally for picnics.

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