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Highbank Domain. Reserve No. 3198, Highbank Settlement, Block 11, Corwar Survey District. Area, 10 acres. Improvements now on domain : Plantations and fencing. HILLSBOROUGH DOMAIN. Part of Rural Section No. 91, Block XVI, Christchurch Survey District. Area, 8 acres 3 roods 5 perches. Work done during year : Cricket-pitch laid down and hedges cleaned. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, gates, and trees. Used for sports, football, cricket, and picnics. Hinds Domain. Reserve No. 2281, Block 111, Hinds Survey District. Area, 22 acres 2 roods 7 perches. Nil report furnished. Hinds No. 2 Domain. Reserve No. 1262, Block VI, Hinds Survey District. Area, 9 acres 2 roods 33 perches. Work done during year : Trees planted, concrete swimming-bath with dressing-room erected, and running-track laid down. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, plantation, water-race, asphalt tennis-court, concrete swimming-bath, dressing-room, running-track, and pavilion. Used for cropping, grazing, picnics, tennis, and sports. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Plastering swimming-bath, and levelling shingle-heaps arid sowing grass. Horoeata Domain. Reserves Nos. 1589 and 2217, Block XII, Hororata Survey District. Area, 226 acres 1 rood 32 perches. Work done during year : Saddling-paddock enlarged, improvements to racecourse and tenniscourt grounds, and lake and surroundings maintained in good order. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, buildings, grandstand, stables, offices, racecourse, cricket-ground, cycling-track, tennis-courts, artificial lake, well, pump, water-races, and plantations. Used for races, sports, cricket, tennis, and general recreation. Portion leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Forming paths through plantations, thinning out pine-trees, cutting down trees on roadside, laying down another tennis-court, and building a pavilion on the tennis-grounds and a new grandstand on racecourse. Hueunui Domain. Reserve No. 2598, Waipara and Waikari Survey Districts. Area, 85 acres 2 roods. Work done during year : The lessees have ploughed and sown in oats, with seed supplied by the Board, an area of 76 acres. Race-track laid out afresh, shortened, and graded. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, ornamental gates, race-track, well, concrete water-trough, and plantations. Used for races. Leased. Kaiapoi Domain. Reserves Nos. 74, 3658, and 3731, Blocks XII, XV, and XVI, Rangiora Survey District. Area, 275 acres and 32 perches. Work done during year : Flower-beds, footpaths, and fences kept in order, and ninety Pinus insignis trees felled and cut into firewood and timber and replaced with ornamental shrubs. Improvements now on domain : Fences, gates, flower-beds, walks, seats, pond enclosed with wire netting and stocked with water-fowl and fish, artesian well, gable-roofed building with copper for the use of picnic parties, and trees and shrubs. Used for sports, picnics, and general recreation. Kaikoura Domain. Sections Nos. 410, Town of Kaikoura, 2 of 267, Suburbs of Kaikoura, and 2, 346, and 349, Block X, Mount Fyffe Survey District. Area, 101 acres 1 rood 2 perches. Work done during year : Fences repaired, and new fence erected along Takahanga frontage, also iron fence erected round tennis-courts. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, two asphalt tennis-courts, cycling-track, concrete cricket-pitch, plantation, railing round portion of track, conveniences, golf-links, and rifle range. Used for tennis, football, hockey, cricket, sports, horse-racing, rifle shooting, and golf. Portion leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Planting trees and painting fences. KIMBERLBT DOMAIN. Reserve No. 1566, Block 111, Hawkins Survey District. Area, 14 acres. Work done during year : Fences cut, gorse grubbed, and water-race cleaned. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, plantation, water-race, bath, concrete cricket-pitch, and pavilion. Used for cricket, hockey, football, picnics, and general recreation. Leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Cutting trees into timber, shingling gateway, and erecting an addition to pavilion. Kirwee Domain. Reserve No. 2146, Hawkins Survey District. Area, 10 acres. Work done during year : Gates painted, water-race cleaned, and general maintenance. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, tennis-courts, plantations, and sports-track. Used for sports, tennis, cricket, football, and general recreation.