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Naumai Domain. Section No. 213, Parish of Tauhoa. Area, 33 acres 1 rood. Nil report furnished. Newmarket Domain. Allotments Nos. 32 and 33 of Section No. 4, Suburbs of Auckland. Area, 3 acres 2 roods. Nil report furnished. Ngaeoto Domain. Section No. 176 a, Ngaroto Parish. Area, 6 acres 1 rood. Leased on improvement conditions. The land has been cleared and broken up, and is in crop. Ngabuawahia Domain. Sections Nos. 123, Horotiu Parish, 101, Suburbs of Newcastle, and 607 and 663 a, Town of Ngaruawahia. Area, 131 acres 1 rood 28 perches. Work done during year : Buildings on racecourse painted. Improvements now on domain : Buildings and fences. Used principally for races. Ngatikoi Domain. Section No. 15, Block_ XVI, Ohinemuri Survey District. Area, 133 acres 3 roods. Improvements now on domain : Fences, trees, and barn erected by lessee. Not used by the public ; leased for grazing. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Clearing scrub and sowing grass. Nikau Domain. Section No. M. 129, Oruawharo Parish. Area, 22 acres. This domain is under the control of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland. It has hitherto been used as a school-site, but the building is now being removed. There are a few pine-trees on the area. Nobthcote Domain. Sections Nos. Ito 10 and 68, Town of Northcote. Area, 3 acres 1 rood 29 perches. During the year funds were raised for the erection of a flagstaff on a point commanding a magnificent view of Auckland Harbour, and maintenance-works carried out. Improvements now on domain : Fences and trees. Used for general recreation and as a vantage-ground on regatta-days. Ohinewai Domain. Section No. 49, Taupiri Parish. Area, 64 acres 2 roods 30 perches. No improvements effected during the year. Improvements now on domain : Three acres plantation, ploughing, and clearing. Used for picnics. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Clearing and fencing. Onehunga Domain. Allotment No. 14 of Section No. 36, Town of Onehunga. Area, 5 acres 1 rood 31 perches. Improvements now on domain : Paths, plantation, and hedges. Used for picnics. One-teee Hill Domain. Allotments Nos. 54 and part of 11 of Section 12, Suburbs of Auckland. Area, 121 acres and 28 perches. Work done during year : Drive around summit of hill completed ; macrocarpa hedge topped ; road near summit cross-drained and banks turfed ; protecting fence erected around new drive ; ever-green-oak seeds sown ; pohutukawa-trees planted in plantation recently burnt; swings, lavatories, and notice-boards erected ; roads metalled, and general maintenance. Improvements now on domain : Fences, shrubberies, walks, ornamental trees, caretaker's residence, lavatories, golf-links, swings, seats, lawns, and roads. Used for sports, golf, and picnics. The summit of the hill commands a magnificent view of the surrounding country. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Erecting a new wood-and-iron fence along the main frontage of the domain, for which the banks have already been trimmed down, forming an entrance to the caves on the domain, and general improvements. Opaheke Domain. Allotment No. 132 of Section No. 2, Opaheke Parish. Area, 16 acres 2 roods 6 perches. Leased. Improvements now on domain : Fencing and grassing. Opotiki Domain. Allotments Nos. 12, 13, and 28, 168 to 177, and 207 to 216, of Section No. 1 ; and 84, 85, 86, 130, 131, and 132 of Section No. 2, Town of Opotiki. Area, 11 acres 3 roods. Work done during year : General maintenance. Improvements now on domain : Fences, ornamental trees, and pavilion. Used for cricket, picnics, and sports. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Constructing underground drains, improving fences and seating-accommodation, and planting trees.