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Mackenzie Domain. Reserves Nos. 3152, 3153, 3155, 3156, 31C8, 3169, and 3823, Town of Mackenzie, 3146, 3170, 3171, 3176, and 3178, Cheviot Survey District, and 3174 and 3175, Lowry Peaks Survey District. Area, 245 acres 1 rood 17 perches. Work done during year : Botanical gardens laid out and planted, culvert put in, and gate erected on recreation-ground. Improvements now on domain : Pavilion, judge's box, fencing, and plantations. Used for sports, tennis, races, and general recreation. Portion leased for grazing. Methven Domain. Reserves Nos. 3184, 2613, and 2613 a, Block VII, Spaxton Survey District. Area, 22 acres 1 rood. Work done during year : Tennis-courts completed, temporary bowling-green laid down, pavilion erected by tennis club, and general maintenance. Improvements now on domain : Fences, swimming-bath, dressing-shed, conveniences, water-race, plantation, trotting-track, bowlinggreen, and tennis-courts. Used for sports, picnics, football, cricket, tennis, and swimming. Leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Erecting new entrance-gates, fencing, and general maintenance. Morven Domain. Reserve No. 3596, Block VII, Waitaki Survey District. Area, 60 acres. Work done during year : Gorse cleared from round trees and tracks re-formed. Improvements now on domain : Fences, gates, plantations, conveniences, horse-rails, &c. Used for sports, picnics, and grazing. Proposed operations for ensuing year : General maintenance. Mount Somers Domain. Reserves Nos. 2639 and 1633, Alford Survey District. Area, 122 acres. Work done during year : Boundary-fence renewed, new netting fence erected round tenniscourts, and picket fence and gate painted. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, plantations, tennis-court, football-ground, running-track, swimming-pond, racecourse with necessary buildings, &c. Used for horse-racing, athletic sports, football, tennis, and picnics. The construction of a concrete swimming-bath on the domain is under consideration. New Brighton Domain. Reserve No. 3061, Christchurch Survey District. Area, 8 acres and 17 perches. Nil report furnished. Ohoka and Etreton Domain. Reserves Nos. 1567 and part 1500, Rangiora Survey District. Area, 215 acres 1 rood. Work done during year : Fences trimmed, trees planted, and grandstand repaired. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, plantations, grandstand, stables, office, cloakroom, horse-yards, and dwelling. Used for races, general recreation, grazing, and cropping. Okain's Bat Domain. Reserves Nos. 3734 and 3753, Block IV, Okain's Survey District. Area, 16 acres. Work done during year : By means of a luncheon-booth and cordial-stall at the Okain's Bay sports the sum of £12 was obtained towards reducing debt on the pavilion. Improvements now on domain : Pavilion with tables and fittings and ladies' and gentlemen's dressing-rooms, fencing, gates, and conveniences. Used for sports, football, cricket, hockey, and as a playground for children. Leased. It is expected that the pavilion debt will be totally paid off during ensuing year. Opawa Domain. Sections Nos. 155 to 177, Town of Opawa. Area, 7 acres 1 rood 18 perches. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, hedges, and plantation. Used for sports, tennis, and football. Proposed operations, for ensuing year : Erecting two dressing-rooms and convenience. Oeari Park Domain. Reserves Nos. 3028, 3081, and 3082, parts of Barker and Mac Donald Streets, and Sections Nos. 11, Block V, and 16, Block VI, Town of Orari. Area, 14 acres and 28 perches. Work done during year : Macrocarpa hedge trimmed and grass cut around tennis-court. The Coronation Hall was handed over free of debt by the committee to the Board. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, Coronation Hall, hedges, asphalt tennis-court, 600 specimen trees, pump, and garden-seats. Used for general recreation. Portion leased. Oxford Domain. Reserve No. 1651, Blocks VIII and XII, part of Rural Section No. 1889, Block VIII, and 18277, Block VI, Oxford Survey District. Area, 234 acres 2 roods 26 perches. Work done during year : Dressing-rooms of grandstand rearranged, new iron gates, fencing, and horse-ties erected, garden-seats repaired, convenience erected, and walks and flower-beds maintained. River-protection works were carried out in Reserve No. 1651. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, plantations, bicycle-track, concrete cricket-pitches, asphalt tennis-courts, grandstand, pavilion, tea-rooms, dressing-rooms, ladies' retiring-room, concrete swimming-bath and dressing-sheds, pump, flower-borders, library hall, racecourse, grandstand, dressing-rooms,