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Cashmere Bills Domain. Keserve No. 161, Halswell Survey District. Area, 188 acres 3 muds 11 perches. The Chrietchurch City Council was appointed a Domain Board on the 18th October, 1911. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, caretaker's cottage, and briok kiosk. Used for picnics. Portion leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Planting and generally improving the domain. Cavk Domain. Reserve No. 3653 (Rosewill Settlement), Block IX, Pareora Survey District. Area, 10 acres 1 rood .■)•") perches. During the year 2J acres of the domain had been broken up and all stones removed, and laid down in permanent pasture as a oriokel and football ground; the cost of this work is to be borne by the football and cricket clubs. Improvements now on domain: Fencing, ploughing, and grassing. Leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Planting trees and generally improving the domain. ( iiKHTSKv Domain. Reserves Xos. 2376, Ashburton Survey District, and 30.">7, Town of Cherteey. Area, 32 acres 2 rood.s 27 perches. Work done during year : Gorse grubbed and general upkeep. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, trees, bath-house, water-races, running-track, and grassing. Used for general recreation. Christohuucb Domain. Parts of Reserves Nos. 24 and 25, Block XI, Chrietchurch Survey District. Area, 495 acres. During the year a rose garden and a section of native shrubs have been laid out. The gardens have been extended, and herbaceous plants obtained. A rockery has been formed, and the water system extended. A drive and new walks have been laid out, and new entrance-gates erected. Two new wells and a small lake have also been made, and existing ones improved. A large sum was raised l>v means of a garden fete. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, iron and other gates, avenues, walks, carriage-drives, magnetic observatory, museum, house for head gardener, collage for park ranger and garden oaretaker, tool-shed, three hothouses, spade-house, four large and several small bridges, lawns, walks, avenues, water-tanks, motor-pump, artesian wells, three lakes, nursei y, trees, and tea-kiosk. Used for acclimatization purposes ami for polo, golf, cricket, bowls, tennis, croquet, football, hockey, model-yachting, military encampments and reviews, picnics, and general recreation. Coalgate Domain. Reserve No. 2409, Block VIII, Hororata Survey District. Area, 28 acres 2 roods 29 perches. Work done during year: Gorse eradicated and hedges trimmed. Improvements now on domain: Fencing, plantations, asphalt tennis-court and croquet-oourt. Used lor tennis, croquet, and grazing. Proposed operations for ensuing year: Planting trees, clearing young plantation, and painting gates. Gonwai Domain , . Section No. 46, Block XII, Hawkewood Survey District. Area, 10 acres. Leased for grazing. Improvements now on domain : Fencing and grassing. ('in IiTKN.w Domain. Reserve No. 2413, Block VIII, Hawkins Survey District. Area, 20 acres. Work done during year: Gorse grubbed. Improvements now on domain: boundary and inner fences and plantations. Used for picnics. Proposed operations for ensuing year: Planting. ( i LVEHDEJi Domain. Reserve No. 375<*, Block VI, Culverden Survey District. Culverden Settlement. Area. IS acres 2 roods 31 perches. Work done during year: Improving fence round plantation by strengthening with wire netting, trees and shrubs planted, bridge and gates painted, ami banks of stream levelled. Improvements now on domain : Standard, wire, anil netting fencing, plantations, bridge, gates, and turnstile. The banks of the creek have been levelled and planted with shrubs. Used for cricket, tennis, and croquet. CtTST Domain. Reserves Xos. 2422 and L' 42.'>, Mairaki Survey District. Area, 17 acres 3 roods :',:', perches. - The domain is now under the control of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Christchurch. Darfield Domain. Reserve No. 2635, Hawkins Survey District. Area, 10 acres. Work done during year : Fences trimmed and gorse grubbed and burnt. Improvements now on domain : Sod fences with norse and wire, trees, two asphalt tennis-courts, and wooden building. Used for tennis and football. Proposed operations for ensuing year: Topping the trees round the domain.

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