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Kirwee Domain. Reserve No. 2146, Hawkins Survey District. Area, 10 acres. Work done during year : Fences trimmed end water-race cleaned. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, tennis-courts protected by wire-netting fence, plantations, and sports-track. Used for sports, tennis, cricket, football, and general recreation. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Improving entrance-gates. Knottingly Park Domain. Section No. 1857, Waimate Survey District. Area, 169 acres. Work done during year : General maintenance. Improvements now on domain : Caretaker's* cottage, plantations, windmill, well, cookhouse, ponds, pheasant-run, fountain, fences, highpressure water-supply, trees, and flower-beds. Used for camping, picnics, and general recreation. Portion leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : General maintenance. KONGUTU DOMAIN. Reserve No. ."5594, Block X, Wakanui Survey District. Area, 3 acres 1 rood Used for picnics. Kowai Domain. Reserve No. 2066, Block VIII, Section No. 7989 and part of Section No. 7855, Block XII, Grey Survey District. Area, 247 acres and 10 perches. Work done during year : Racecourse fenced off, willows planted and lopped, and general maintenance. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, planting, lefreshment-rooms, booth, secretary's room, jockeys' room, totalizator, stalls, house with boiler inserted, plantations, and running-tracks. Used for races, sports, picnics, tennis, cricket, football, and hockey. Leased. Proposed operations lor ensuing year : Erecting protective-works along river-bank. Kowai Pass Domain. Reserve No. 1252, Block XII, Kowai Survey District. Area, 100 acres. Work done during year : Tennis-courts repaired, water-race crossing formed, hedge trimmed, and gorse grubbed and cleared. Improvements now on domain : Fences, iron gates, two asphalt tennis-courts, pavilion, concrete cricket-pitch, football and hockey grounds, racecourse, and plantation. Used for picnics, football, cricket, tennis, hockey, and races. Leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year: Sinking well, lowering hedges, trimming and thinning-out trees, grubbing gorse, and general maintenance. Lake Ellesmere Domain. Reserve No. 3048, Block XII, Leeston Survey District. Area, 20 acres. Work done during year : Tennis-court laid down and fenced off, pavilion erected, and fences repaired. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, drains, wells, horse-trough, tennis-court, pavilion, and plantations. Used for accommodation of anglers. There are thirty-eight fishermen's huts on the domain. Portion leased. Leithfield Domain. Reserves Nos. 2777 and 3595, Teviotdale Survey District. Area, 51 acres. Improvements now on domain : Fencing and plantation. Used for picnics and camping. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Erecting fences and planting shelter and ornamental trees. Leased. Lincoln Domain. Part of Sections Nos. 884, 1712, 1880, and 2223, Town of Lincoln. Area. 6 acres. Work done during year : Cutting down large trees, which are to be sold for firewood. Improvements now on domain : Fencing and trees. Used as a public resort. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Further cutting out the large trees. Little River Domain. Reserves Nos. 1649 and 3729, Block XIII, Pigeon -Bay Survey District, and part of Section No. 4, Block 111, of Reserve 887, Blocks 11, Akaroa, and XIII, Pigeon Bay Survey Districts, and part of Section 3, Block 11, of Reserve 887, Block XIII, Pigeon Bay Survey District Area, 77 acres and 81*4 perches. Work done during year : Fencing, planting, levelling, grassing, tennis-court laid down, and pavilion erected. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, planting, tennis-courts, levelling, and grassing. Used for tennis, football, hockey, and picnics. Leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Erecting a coronation library, forming a cricket-pitch, providing boilers, thinning out plantation, and general maintenance. Lobcrn Domain. Reserve No. 3442, Block 11, Rangiora Survey District. Area, 25 acres. Work done during year : Trees and shrubs planted, fencing, gorse and broom grubbed, and ground round young trees dug up. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, plantations, lake, iron entrance-gate, Coronation Hall with anti-room, and a concrete cricket-pitch. Used for athletic sports. Portion leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year: General maintenance.