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ANNUAL REPORTS OF DOMAIN BOARDS.

The [Jndeh-Secketabt roii Lands to the liight Hon. the Minister of Lands. S,m, — Department of Lands, Wellington, .'iOtli June, 1910. 1 have the honour to transmit herewith a synopsis of the annual reports of Domain Boards for the year ended 3lsl December, 1909. It is evident from the reports that the public domains of the Dominion are being steadily utilized and improved for public use and enjoyment. The number of new domains constituted during ihe year was fifty-one, containing a total area *.t' 1,272 acres 2 mods :{!)•.-< perches. Ihe following table shows the number in each land district, together with the total area: — Und Dietriot. K5? Airland ' > (i l '- l - fi «° > W'B Uawke'sßay 33 953 0 0 Taianaki M 1,470 1 37-3 Wellington 67 *37,945 3 25-6 Nelson 17 712 1 138 Marlborough .. ■ • • • • • • • ■ ■ '•' 753 0 1 Weetland 12 361 1 2 Canterbury 98 6,724 0 3-4 Ota<'o 56 6,806 2 22-1 Southland 24 1,148 0 27 (hand totals 508 . 76,535 1 9-7 * Includes 33,033 acres sot aside as a domain under section i> at the Wanganui River Trust Act, 1891. 'The Hoards controlling the following domains have omitted to furnish annual returns as required by section 45 of the Public Reserves and Domain Act. Inquiries are being made regarding ihe cause of default. ArcM.\m> I.\mi District Devonport. — Allotments Nos. 36, 37, and 39 of Section No. 2, and Mount Victoria Reserve, Takapuna Parish. Area, 4 I acres 2 roods 36 perches. Epsom. Allotments Nob. 180, 180 a, and 182, of Section No. 10, Suburbs of Auckland. Area, 19 acres 1 rood 5 perches. Rpsom and Mount Eden.- Part of Allotment No. 16, Allotment No. 19, and pan of Allotment No. 48, of Section No. 6, Suburbs of Auckland. Area. 2!) acres 3 roods 16 perches. Mount Eden. — Allotments Nos. Iα of Section No. 6 and v>x.\ of Section No. 10, Suburbs of Auckland. Area, 63 acre- 2 roods 38 perches. Mount llobson. —Allotment No. 2a of Section No. 11, Suburbs of Auckland. Area, 23 acres 1 rood. Rangitoto Island. —Area, 5,698 acres 2 roods of Rangitoto Island, situated in Ttangitoto Survey District. Raupo.—Sections Nos. 58, Block XVI, Tokatoks Survey District, and I. 2, 15, and 16, Village of Raupo. Area, 37 acres 2 roods 28 perches. Waimana. Section No. 22, Waimana Settlement, Block 111. Waimana Survey District. Area, 5 acres 2 roods 16 perches. Whangaripo. —Section No. 10a, Parish of Pakiri. Area, 15 acres. Hawkb's Mat Land District. Havelook. -Section No. 77. Rlock IV, Te Mata Survey District. Area, i acres 3 roods 10 perches. Kumeroa. — Section No. 1, Block V, Town of Kumeroa. Area, 10 acres. Vigor Brown. —Sections Nos. 5 and 133, Westshore, Napier. Area. 2 acres. (Hoard appointed " 3rd November, 1909.) Waipawa. Sections Nos. 16, 27. 28, and 29, Block XI, Waipukurau Survey District, and 105, Town of Waipawa. Area, 71 acres 1 rood 22 perches. Taranaki Land District. Mangaroa.—Suburban Section No. 36, Town of Mangaroa. Area, L 3 acres and 20 perches. Patte. Blooks XLIV and XLV, Town of Patea. Area, 65 acres 2 poods 2~> perches.