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Spotswood Domain. Reserves Nos. .'i7L4 and 3157, Block IV, Cheviot Survey District. Area, f) acres I rood 10 perches. Work done during year : Treeja and shrubs planted, and fencing erected. Improvements now on domain: Fencing, iron gates with concrete poets, and plantation. Used Tor football, cricket, and general recreation. Portion leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Concrete wings and posts, with iron pickets and railings, are to be erected to entrance-gates. Spreydon Domain. Part of Rural Section No. 76. Blocks XIV and X.V. Christchurch Survey District. Area, 17 acres 2 roods. Work done dining rear: Ground cleared, ploughed, and cropped, and Fencing completed. A Coronation Hall was erected during the year at the cost of £400. Improvements now on domain: Fencing, clearing, and Coronation Hall. Proposed operations for ensuing year: Ploughing, levelling, and planting. Springston Domain. Reserve No. 2362, Leeston Survey District. Area, 10 acres. Work done during year: Pipes laid down, fences cut, and gorse grubbed. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, sod-bank, building, asphalt tennis-court, and concrete cricket-pitch. Used for cricket, tennis, and general recreation. Leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Repairing fences and general maintenance. St. Andrew's Domain. Reserve No. 634, Otaio and Patiti Survey Districts. Area, 24 acres and 12 perches. Work done during year: Asphalt tennis-court formed, conveniences elected, fences repaired, and dead trees removed. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, draining, plantations, pavilion, sports-ring, tennis-court, and IT acres grassed. Used for sports, picnics, cricket, football, and tennis. Portion leased for grazing. Proposed operations for ensuing year : General maintenance. Templeton Domain. Reserves Nos. 2351 and 2418. and part Rural Section 1807, Block IX. and part Rural Section 1680, Block XIII, Christchurch Survey District ; and part Rural Section 2737, Block XVI, Rolleston Survey District. Area, 245 acres. Work done during year : Four acres and a half has been fenced and planted with trees, fences trimmed, noxious weeds cleared, track formed, and pavilion enlarged and painted. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, avenue of trees, tennis-courts, croquet-lawns, concrete cricket-pitches, entrance-gates, seats, and conveniences. Used for grazing, picnics, military encampments, and general recreation. Portion leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Erecting a pavilion, forming tennis-courts, fencing, and general maintenance. Temuka Domain. Reserves Nos. 307. Town of Temuka, and 1561, Block XVI, Opihi Survey District. Area. 183 acres. Work done during year: Recreation-ground extended; nearly 140 cords of firewood, and also a considerable number of posts ami stakes out, most of which have been sold; and general maintenance. A concrete fence, with wrought-iron gales has been erected and a large swimmingbath constructed: these are intended to serve as permanent memorials to commemorate the coronation of King George V. The various sports clubs using the domain continue to add to its attractiveness by < spending large sums on the areas allotted to them. Improvements now on domain : Boundary-fences, iron-wicket gates and double gates for vehicles, caretaker's house, tennis-shed, swimming-bath with dressing-sheds, grandstand and offices, three tenniscourts, cycling-track, cricket-ground, bowling-green, croquet-oourt, and hockey and football grounds. The domain is largely used for picnics and various sports. Timaru Domain. Part of Reserve No. 102, Suburbs of Timaru*! Area, 8 acres I rood 18 perches. Improvements now on domain : Grandstand, bicycle and dressing sheds, bicycle-track, caretaker's cottage, and iron fence. Used for sports, football, and band concerts. Leased to the South Canterbury Caledonian Society, which has effected the improvements on the domain. Tin w.\i,i) Domain. Part of Reserves Nos. 2378 and 2275, Block XVI, Westerfield Survey District. Area, 230 acres. Work done during year : Swimming-pond constructed, boat repaired, dressing-rooms and office removed and re-erected, trees cut down and ornamental trees and shrubs planted in their place, running-track formed, grassing, and noxious weeds cleared. Improvements now on domain : Gorse, wire, and tnacrocarpa fences, pipe and open drains, grandstand and booth, three rooms for offices, pavilion, plantations, shrubs, tennis-court, lakelet with boat and boatshed, swimmingpond, and sports-track with dressing-rooms and office. Used for cricket, tennis, boating, bathing, and general recreation. Portion leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Planting, eradicating noxious weeds, and general maintenance.