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Buffalo Domain. Sections Nos. 31 and 32, Village of Buffalo. Area, 20 acres 1 rood 39 perches. Work done during year : Eleagnus planted on Cemetery Road, and boundary and wire fence altered to give horses access to water. Improvements now on domain : Fences, eleagnus hedge, and gates. Used for general recreation. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Erecting wire and picket fences. The Board also proposes to drain the swamp on the domain. Cambridge Domain. Sections Nos. 576, 359, 360, 361, 361a, 367, 581, 578, 579, 363, 363a, 364, 365, 366, 368, 370, Town of Cambridge East, and the Cambridge East Town Belt. Area, 484 acres 1 rood 7 perches. Work done during year : Band-stand erected, noxious weeds eradicated, and general maintenance and improvements. A number of English Mallard wild-ducks presented to the Board have been liberated on the lake. Improvements now on domain : Band-stand, bowling-green, tenniscourts, pavilion, fences, trees, flower-beds, and conveniences. Used for bowls, tennis, band concerts, and general recreation : also used, as a promenade. Proposed operations for ensuing year: Maintaining tennis-courts, planting native trees, ferns, and shrubs, and providing extra accommodation for the tennis clnb. Gas is being laid on to the band-stand, and it is the intention of the Board to erect two lamps on the northern and western walks of the Lake Reserve. During the year a fire from adjoining grounds spread into the domain, and a number of trees were destroyed. Cambridce West Domain. Cambridge West Town Belt. Area, 333 acres 2 roods. Work done during year: Trees planted, hedges trimmed, noxious weeds removed, fences repaired, and trees attended to. Improvements now on domain : Fences, ornamental and shelter trees, and 3 acres plantation. Used for sports, tennis, and cricket; a portion is leased for grazing. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Constructing concrete bath, planting trees, and general maintenance. Casxell Island Domain. Section No. 196, Mahurangi Parish. Area, 16 acres 3 roods. No improvements effected. Used for camping and picnics. Devonport Domain. Allotments Nos. 36, 37, and 39 of Section No. 2, and Mount Victoria Reserve, Takapuna Parish. Area, 41 acres 2 roods 36 perches. Work done during year : Cricket-pitches weeded, top-dressed, levelled, and rolled ; ground cleaned up and rolled; tennis-eround, bowling-green, and croquet-lawns top-dressed and rolled, and noxious weeds on Mount Victoria cut down and removed. Improvements now on domain: Fences, drains, sanitarv arrangements, plantations, seats, and pavilions. Used for cricket, bowls, football, tennis, croquet, and hockey. From Mount Victoria a beautiful view of Auckland and its surroundings is obtained. The mount is used both as a pleasure and scenic resort. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Top-dressing and levelling cricket-eround, keeping grounds in order, and forming a footpath and dressing it with fine scoria and shell. Drurt Domain. Allotment No. 85 of Section 8, Village of Drury. Area, 3 acres and 32 perches. Leased. Improvements now on domain: Fencing, clearing, and ploughing. East Tamaki Domain. Sections Nos. 140 and 40, Pakuranga Parish. Area, 18 acres 1 rood 35 perches. Work done during year: Noxious weeds eradicated, fences repaired, and an area ploughed and levelled in readiness for sowing down in grass. Improvements now on domain: Fences, plantations, and dam. Used for picnics; also for grazing. Proposed operations for ensuing vear : Eradicating noxious weeds, planting shrubs and trees, ploughing, cultivating, and sowing down an area in grass, and repairing fences. Eastern Mahurangi Domain. Section No. 176, Parish of Mahurangi. Area, 108 acres and 15 perches. The domain comprises broken land, covered with tea-tree scrub. No improvements have been effected. Epsom and Mount Eden Domain. Part of Allotment No. 46, .Allotment No. 49, and part of Allotment No. 48, of Section No. 6, Suburbs of Auckland. Area, 29 acres 3 roods 16 perches. Leased. Gate Pa Domain. Sections Nos. 41, 41a, and 42, and part 13, Suburbs of Tauranga. Area, 11 acres 1 rood 37 perches. Leased on improvement conditions. Well fenced. The domain is not used by the public.