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Domett Domain. Reserves Noe. '1177, Block XIX. and 3241, Block XVI, Lowry Peaks Survey District, and 3148, Cheviot Survey District. Area, 32 acres 2 roods '58 perches. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, plantation, and two tennis-courts. Used for general recreation. Proposed operations for ensuing year: Repairing fences, planting trees, and draining. Portion leased. Doric Domain. Reserve No. 3568, Block VI, Rakaia Survey District. Area, 4 acres. Improvements now on domain: Fencing and trees. Used for general recreation. Proposed operations for ensuing year : General maintenance. DuNSANDEL DOMAIN. Reserve No. 316, Hlock VIII, Selwyn Survey District. Area. 10 acres. Work done during year : Swimming-bath and conveniences erected. Improvements now on domain : Four-roomed cottage, pavilion containing three rooms, bowling-green, tennis-courts, cricket-ground, running-track, and plantations. Used for cricket, football, bowls, tennis, hockey, croquet, and sports. Baling Domain. Reserve No. 3112, Rangitata Survey District. Area, in acres. Work done during year : Water-race cut through the domain. Used for grazing. Bllesmebe Domain, Reserve No. 1630, Soutbbridge Survey District. Area, 213 acres. Work done during year : Fences cut, trees thinned and tupped, hurdles for golf club purchased, and trotting and racing track improved. Ten acres of ground at Doyleston, known as the Osborne Park, were purchased. The area is fenced and planted with ornamental trees, and has iron gates and bridges at entrances. At Southbridge 8 acres were purchased for a recrea-tion-ground. This was fenced and levelled, and an iron gate erected at the entrance. It is propose.l during the current year to go on improving the Doyleston ami Southbridge recreationgrounds in addition to the general maintenance of the home domain. Improvements consist of building, grandstand, office, racing-track, windmill and concrete trough, about lj miles of fencing, gates, and plantation. Used for sports, races, and picnics. Faihlie Domain. Reserve No. 2755, Tengawai Survey District. Area, 2!) acres 2 roods. Improvements now on domain : Ninety-five chains of standard and wire fencing, 34 chains of willow protective planting, with bank, swimming-pond, and trees. Used for general recreation and for grazing. Portion leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Maintaining fences, clearing the riverside, erecting seats, thinning trees, and making the domain more suitable as a pleasure resort. Geraldine Domain. Reserves Nos. 305, 30(5, 1024, and 2716. Town of Geraldine. Area, !) 1 acres I rood 21 perches. Work done during year : Gates erected, fences ami paths maintained, Hower-beds and shrub beries renewed, pavilion ami dressing-sheds repaired, and the swimming-bath completed. Improvements now on domain: Fencing, gates, paths, flower-beds, bicycle-track, pavilion and rooms, swimming-bath, dressing-sheds, plantation, and specimen trees. Used for sports, cricket, football, bowls, and picnics. Portion of the domain is leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Completing coronation gates; clearing noxious weeds; top-dressing cricket-oval; keeping paths lawns, drives, and flower-beds clean and in good order; and trimming trees and shrubs. Glenti nnel Domain, Reserve No. 2407, and Sections Nos. 35467 and 35468, and part of Selwyn River bed, Block VIII, Hororata Survey District. Area,'l46 acres and 15 perches. Work done during year: Oorse hedge cut, gorse and broom grubbed] portion of wire fence renewed; area lor tennis-court enlarged; ground levelled and prepared for asphalt tennis-court; all buildings on domain painted and repaired ; and new wicket gate erected at entrance of tennisground. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, plantations, shrubs, copper and pump house, ladies' and gentlemen's cloak-rooms, dressing-shed, committee-rooms, concrete cricket-pitch, two grass and one asphalt tennis-courts. Used for cricket, football, tennis, picnics, and general recreation. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Renewing wire fence, removing trees from walks in plantation, and renewing floors in buildings and seats. Governor's Hay Domain. Reserve No. 3060, Block VII, Halswell Survey District. Area, 6 acres 2 roods 3 perches. Work done during year : Grounds kept in repair and trees and shrubs planted. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, public hall, supper-room, ladies' dressing-room, dwell inghouse, stables, harness-room, trap-house, drains, trees, flower-beds, and shrubs. Used for sports, cricket, and picnics. Portion leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Tennis-courts.