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Mount Somers Domain. Reserves Nos. 2639 and 2028, Alford Survey District. Area, 119 acres 2 roods. Work done during year: General maintenance, ami two new gate-posts and gate erected. Improvements now on domain : Fences, plantations, grassing, tennis-courts, football-ground, running-track, swimming-pool, and racecourse, with buildings and railings. Used for races, football, sports, tennis, and picnics. New Brighton Domain. Reserve No. 3061, Christchurch Survey District. Area, 8 acres and 17 perches. Nil report furnished. Ohoka and Eyreton Domain. Reserves Nos. 1567 and part 1500, Rangiora Survey District. ..\rea, 215 acres 1 rood. Work done during year : Fences trimmed, 6 acres cultivated, and belt of trees planted. Improvements now on domain: Fencing, grandstand, stables, oftice, cloak-room, horse-yards, plantations, and dwellinghouse. Used for races, general recreation, ami grazing. Proposed operations for ensuing year ; Planting, and levelling and grassing about 5 acres Okain's Bay Domain. Reserves Nos. 3734 and 3753, Block IV, Okain's Survey District. Area, 16 acres. Work done during year: Fencing and levelling done and pump erected. The work in connection with the fencing was done gratuitously. By means of stalls, A-c, at the Okain's Bay sports the sum of nearly £28 was obtained towards the cost of the pavilion. Improvements now on domain : Pavilion with tables and fittings, fencing, gates, and conveniences. Used for sports, football, cricket, hockey, and general recreation. Proposed operations for ensiling year : Making additions and alterations to pavilion. It is also proposed to again have stalls, ,Vc, in connection with the raising of money for the pavilion fund. OI'AWA Domain. Sections Nos. 155 to 177, Town of Opawa. Area, 7 acres 1 rood 18 perches. Work done during year : Fencing and entrance-gate erected, hedges trimmed, gorse grubbed, and fencing repaired. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, hedges, and plantation. Used for sports, tennis, and football. Proposed operations foi ensuing year: Ploughing, levelling, and grassing part of the domain, sinking well, and erecting shelter shed and convenience. Orari Park Do.main. Reserves Nos. 3028, 3081, and 3082, parts of Barker and Mac Donald Streets, and Sections Nos; 1 1. Block V, and 16, Block VI, Town of Orari. Area, 11 acres and 2* perches. Work done during year : Fifty specimen trees planted to replace dead ones, hedges trimmed, fences repaired, grass cut around tennis-court, and trees and shrubs attended to. Improvements now on domain . Fencing, hedges, asphalt tennis-court, 600 specimen trees, pump, and six garden seats. Used for general recreation. Proposed operations for ensuing year: Erecting shelter shed and planting ivft^. OXKOIfD DIIM UN. Reserve No. 1651, and pari of Rural Section No. 1889, Block VIII, Oxford Survey District. Area. 224 acres 2 roods 2(1 perches. Work done during year : Well deepened, new stairs erected to grandstand, trees planted ami fenced in, flower-borders maintained, and grandstand, gates, and fences repaired and painted. Improvements now on domain : Plantations, fencing, entrances, bicycle-track, concrete cricket-pitch, three asphalt tennis-courts, two grandstands, tea and dressing rooms, ladies' retiring-room, library, swimming-bath and dressing-rooms, pump, flower-borders, saddling-paddock, conveniences, and pavilion. Used for cricket, football, tennis, swimming, hockey, sports, picnics, and racing, in addition to the library and reading-room. Proposed operations for ensuing year: Deepening well and bricking it up. and roofing and painting grandstand. Papanui Domain. Part of Rural Section No. 5, Block VII, Christchurch Survey District, Area, 6 acres 2 roods 25 perches. Work done during year : Hedges cut, drains cleaned, gates and pavilion repaired and painted, and trees topped. Improvements now on domain : Pavilion, outbuildings, fencing, gates, trees, artesian well, and drain. Used for cricket, football, and picnics Proposed operations for ensuing year : General maintenance. Pleasant Point Domain. Reserve No. 1580. Pareora Survey District. Area. 66 acres 3 i oods 34 perches. Nil report furnished. Port Robinson Domain. Reserves Nos, 3139 and 3150. Block IX. 31 17. Block X. 3151, 3159, and 3160. Block XI, Cheviot Survey District, Area, 130 acres 3 roods. Work done during year : Fencing erected to protect native bush and subdivide land for grazing, gates and floodgates erected, and fencing renewed and replaced. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, gates, grassing, plantations, and 40 acres native bush which is being protected. Used for grazing and picnics. Proposed operations for ensuing year ; Fencing and planting.