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recreation. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Repairing bath, building two concrete baths in place of the wooden ones now existing, and generally substituting concrete for wood wherever possible. Tauranga Domain. Allotments Nos. 273 and 393 of Section No. 1, Town of Tauranga. Area, 15 acres 3 roods 21 perches. Work done during year : Pine-trees removed on west side of domain preparatory to planting shelter-hedge, new plantation of flowering-shrubs made, and ornamental trees and palms planted. The tennis club converted the sand court to grass, and an iron fence was erected on the western side of tennis and croquet lawns. Improvements now on domain : Cricket pavilion, band-rotunda, fooiball pavilion, tennis-courts and paviliou, bowling-green, plantations, and fences. Used for athletic sports, cricket, tennis, croquet, bowls, and football. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Planting evergreen hedge along top of western cliff, keeping plantations clean, trimming hedges, repairing fences, and re-erecting fence between football and cricket grounds. Tauranga Racecourse Domain. Sections Nos. 22, 23, 24, and 25, Te Papa Parish. Area, 200 acres. Work done during year : Racecourse fenced, ploughed, levelled, and resown in grass; new saddling-paddock and lawn enclosure formed; judge's box, stewards' stand, totalizator-house, luncheon-room, and bar erected; plantations cleared. Improvements now on domain: Fencing, booth and committee rooms, luncheon-room, totalizator-house, lawn, saddling-paddock, and plantations. Used for races and military manoeuvres. Leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Constructing terraces and seats with covering-roof, to be used as a grandstand. Tβ Aroha Bridge Domain. Sections Nos. 3, Block XVII; 2, Block XXI; Blocks XXII and XXIII; and Section 2, Block XXIV, Town of Te Aroha. Area, 7 acres 1 rood 6 perches. Work done during year : Domain partly cleared for grassing, noxious weeds cut, swampyarea partly drained, and fences repaired. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, draining, and grassing. Used for picnics and as a plaj'ground. Leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Clearing and laying down level portion in permanent grass. Tβ Awamutc Domain. Sections Nos. 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 81, 149, and 150, Town of Te Awamutu. Area, 18 acres 3 roods. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, drains, and plantations. Leased. Te Puke Domain. Section No. 50, .Block 11, Maketu Survey District. Area, 13 acres 3 roods 4 perches. Work done during year :12 acres ploughed for laying down in permanent pasture. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, hedge, ornamental trees, tennis-courts, and sheds. Used for sports, picnics, and tennis. Leased. Te Tbko Domain. Section No. 115, Matata Parish. Area, 70 acres 2 roods. This domain is under the control of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland. TiTiRANGi Domain. Section No. 1, Titirangi Parish. Area, 23 acres. Negotiations hnve been completed for a road to give access to the domain, and the road has been dedicated. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Fencing and forming road. Tokatoka Domain. Sections Nos. 57, 71, 72, 73, 90 to 97, 98 to 100, 109 to 111, .112 to 11.4. and 116, Town of Tokatoka. Area, 38 acres 2 roods 19 perches. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, 10 acres grassing, and shelter-shed. Used for sports, picnics, and grazing. Portion leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Clearing and tree-planting Totara Domain. Section No. 15, Totara Parish. Area, 4 acres 1 rood 5 perches. Improvements now on domain : Embankment and drains. Used for sports. Tuakau Domain. Section No. 45, Tuakau Parish, Block IV, Onewhero Survey District. Area, 37 acres 1 rood 39 perches. Work done during year : Hedges trimmed. Improvements now on domain : Fences, plantations, tennis-courts, and six garden seats. Used for picnics and military reviews. The domain is leased. It is proposed to plant a belt of deciduous trees round the boundary.