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Westport (2) Domain. Sections Nos. 986 and 987 (Victoria Square), Town of Westport, 103 and 104, Block VII, Kawatiri Survey District, and 12 acres 2 roods 30 perches, in the Town of Westport, known as the Beach Reserve. Area, 114 acres 1 rood 2 perches. The whole of Victoria Square has now been cleared, levelled, and sown in grass, and tenniscourts, croquet-lawn, and cricket-pitch laid down. Improvements now on domain: Clearing, draining, levelling, fencing, grandstand, tennis-courts, pavilion, croquet-lawns, tracks, walks, grassing, trees, shrubs, and fencing. Used as a pleasure-ground and for sports, football, cricket, hockey, tennis, and croquet. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Planting ornamental trees and laying out more flower-beds in Victoria Square, and improving the reserve on the beach.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT. Brownlee Domain. Sections Nos. 68, 69, and 70, Town of Havelock. Area, 2 acres and 29 perches. Work done during year : General maintenance. Improvements now on domain : Fences, drains, levelling, clearing, pavilion, and outbuildings. Used for sports, tennis, hockey, football, cricket, and general recreation. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Maintenance. Flaxbourne Domain. Section No. 10, Block VI, Town of Ward. Area, 14 acres and 32 perches. Work done during year : Fencing erected around trees, and half an acre planted with ornamental trees and shrubs. Improvements now on domain : Fencing and trees. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Ploughing, levelling, grassing, and fencing. Kaikoura Domain. Sections Nos. 410, Town of Kaikoura, 2 of 267, Suburbs of Kaikoura, and 2, 346, and 349, Block X, Mount Fyffe Survey District, Area, 101 acres 1 rood 2 perches. Work done during }'ear : Portion top-dressed and sown in grass, the previous grassing not being successful; concrete cricket-pitch laid down, and golf-links formed. Improvements now on domain : Tennis-courts, conveniences, cycling-track, plantations, concrete cricket-pitch, fencing, railings, golf-links, and grassing. Used for tennis, cricket, football, hockey, sports, racing, rifle shooting, and golf. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Erecting new fence and planting trees. Monkey Face Domain. Section No. 5, Block 111, Hundalee Survey District. Area, 333 acres. The domain is of rough formation, without means of access, and is used for grazing purposes. The fencing is the property of the lessee. Omaka Domain. Sections Nos. 31 and part 2 of 33, Block 111, Taylor Pass Survey District, and Allotment 4 of Section 45, Opawa District, Block XVI, Cloudy Bay Survey District. Area, 252 acres. Work done during year : Fencing and protective works erected and trees planted. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, draining, plantations, and sports-ground. Used for sports and grazing. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Filling in hollows and draining. Pelorus Domain. Sections Nos. 25, Block VIII, Heringa Survey District, and 66 (Te Hau Island), Block XI, Wakamarina Survey District. Area, 22 acres. Nine acres of the domain is an island in the Pelorus River, subject to floods; the remaining 13 acres is in native bush. Picton Domain. Part of Section No. 1147, Town of Picton. Area, 9 acres 2 roods. Work done during year: Noxious weeds kept down. This domain is steep and rocky. It contains some native bush, and an area of about 2 acres suitable for picnics. Seddon Domain. Section No. 9, Block VII, Town of Seddon. Area, 13 acres 2 roods 3 perches. Work done during year : Ground cleared, trees thinned, plantation made and fenced, trees felled for firewood, and seats procured and placed in position. A quantity of gravel was disposed of. Improvements now on domain: Fencing, plantation, seats. Used for cricket, football, hockey, and picnics. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Erecting pavilion. Waitohi Domain. Sections Nos. 1150 and 1161, Town of Picton. Area, 15 acres 1 rood 15 perches. A large portion of this domain is covered with water at high tide. It is proposed to divert tht Waitohi Stream, which flows through the area, and reclaim and fill in an area for football, &c.