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Kaeitane Domain. Sections Nos. 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, Block IX, and 2, Block XXIV, Town of Waikouaiti, and 24, Block VI, Hawksbury Survey District. Area, 37 acres 1 rood 4 perches. Work done during year : Eoad gravelled. Improvements now on domain : Plantations securely fenced, extensive sand-breaks, protective works, and marram-grass plantations. Used for picnics and general recreation. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Putting flood-gates in position to prevent flooding by the waters of the Waikouaiti Estuary. Kelso Domain. Sections Nos. 13 to 17, Block 111, Town of Kelso. Area, 11 acres 2 roods 15 perches. Work done during year : Fences and plantations kept in order. A grandstand has been partly built. Improvements now on domain : Fences, plantations, and grandstand. Used for sports and picnics. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Keeping fences and plantations in order. Kueow Domain. Allotment No. 2a of Subdivision of parts of Sections Nos. 5 and 14, Block I, and 10 and 11, Block IV, Kurow Survey District. Area, 12 acres 1 rood 138 perches. This area was brought under Part II of " The Public Keserves and Domains Act, 1908," on the 17th December, 1908. Since the close of the year a Domain Board has been appointed. Lauder Domain. Section No. 2, Block 111, Lauder Survey District. Area, 200 acres. Work done during year : Sixteen hundred trees planted, gravel road formed from entrance-gate to grandstand and planted with trees on either side, and dining-room erected. Improvements now on domain : Fences, gates, grandstand, stewards' stand, totalisator-house, judge's box, enclosure for Plumpton, water-race, and plantation. Used for races and coursing. Maheno Domain. Part of Section No. 2of 22, Block VII, Oamaru Survey District. Area, 47 acres 3 roods 19 perches. Work done during year : Breaches in river-bed repaired, fences kept in order, and notice-board erected. Improvements now on domain : Fences, plantations, tennis-court, creamery, and dwelling. Used for football, picnics, and grazing. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Erecting windmill and water-trough. Manuherikia Domain. Section No. 1, Block XXXVII, Town of Alexandra. Area, 96 acres 3 roods 5 perches. During the year the domain was irrigated whenever water was available, and trees planted. Improvements now on domain : Fences, water-pipes, picket fence, and small iron building. Used for general recreation. Proposed operations for ensuing year: General improvements and further planting. Maungatua Domain. Section No. 22, Block XI, Maungatua Survey District. Area, 566 acres. Leased. Used for picnics. Mid-Wakatipu Domain. Section No. 39, Block IV, Mid-Wakatipu Survey District. Area, 400 acres. This domain is under the control of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin. No works have been undertaken. Moa Flat and Ettrick Domain. Section No. 44, Block I, Benger Survey District. Area, 420 acres. This domain is administered by the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin, and is held under pastoral lease. Moeraki Domain. Sections Nos. 15, Block 11, 13, Block 111, and 4, 5, 6, and 7, Block XIV, Town of Moeraki. Area, 23 acres 3 roods 34 perches. Sections 4to 7 fenced ; also an area for a nursery. Improvements now on domain : Fences and nursery. Used for picnics and grazing. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Planting trees and removing fence. Naseby Domain. Section No. 23, Block I, Naseby Survey District. Area, 120 acres. Improvements now on domain : Grandstand, offices, racing-track, and fences. Used for racing. Ocean Beach Domain. Sections Nos. part 28 and 31, Block VII, Otago Peninsula Survey District, and 4 and 6, Block XII, Dunedin and East Taieri Survey District. Area, 221 acres 2 roods 11 perches. The past year in respect of this domain calls for special notice on account of rapid progress, and is considered by the Board to be the most successful since its constitution. The term of lease of the baths expired, and tenders were called and a new lease granted to the previous holder. The buildings have been thoroughly repaired and painted inside and outside. The pile groins at St. Clair continue