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Southland Land District. Otautau. —Part Section No. 5, Block 11, Aparima Hundred, and Section 8 and part of Section No. 11, Block VII, Town of Otautau. Area, 65 acres 2 roods 13 perches. Waikaia. —Sections Ito 22, Block IV, Town of Waikaia. Area, 5 acres 2 roods. I have, &c, James Mackenzie, Under-Secretary.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT. Ahirau Domain. ■ Section No. 17, Block V, Harataunga Survey District. Area, 16 acres 2 roods, linder the control of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland. Leased. Aratapu Domain. Section No, 42, Kopuru Parish. Area, 44 acres 1 rood 35 perches. Work done during year : Clearing scrub and rushes, cleaning and reopening drains. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Ploughing and grassing. Domain is leased. A raw a Park Domain. n Section No. 23, Rotorua Rural Sections. Area, 46 acres 3 roods 17 perches. Work done during year : Additions to buildings, fences repaired, avenue sown down in grass. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, grandstand, and trees. Used for races, sports, and football. Leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : General improvements. Auckland Domain. Situated in Rangitoto Survey District. Area, 236 acres 1 rood. Work done during year : Drive from Park Road to Parnell entrance widened to 22 ft. and laid in tarred macadam, footpaths constructed, fencing, ticket-boxes, traffic-posts, conveniences, and three propagating-houses erected, motor-stand' provided, and general maintenance. Used for games and general recreation. Avondale Domain. Section No. 361, Waikomiti Parish. Area, 38 acres 2 roods. Improvements now on domain : Boundary-fencing, gates, 6 acres grassing, and shelter-trees on boundary. Used by picnic and camping parties. Proposed during ensuing year to effect general improvements. Awhitu Domain. Section No. 58c, Awhitu Parish. Area, 8 acres 3 roods 30 perches. Work done during year : Completion of draining. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, grassing, and draining. Used for picnics. Leased on improvement conditions. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Clearing and grassing. Birkenhead Domain. Section No. 122, Takapuna Parish. Area, 112 acres 2 roods. Six acres leased on improvement conditions. Buffalo Domain. Sections Nos. 31 and 32, Village of Buffalo, Suburbs of Coromandel. Area, 20 acres 1 rood 39 perches. Work done during year : Clearing and levelling portion of the domain for recreation continued, and tennis-court formed. Improvements now on domain : Post-and-wire, galvanizediron, and picket fencing, gates, and tennis-court. Used for football, picnics, tennis, &c. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Eradication of noxious weeds and general improvements. Cambridge Domain. Sections Nos. 576, 359, 360, 361, 361 a, 367, 581, 578, 579, 363, 363 a, 364, 365, 366, 368, and 370, Town of Cambridge East, and the Cambridge East Town Belt. Area, 462 acres 3 roods 12 perches. Work done during year : New bowling-greens formed, ornamental and shelter trees planted, gorse and noxious weeds grubbed and cleared, and general improvements made to the ground. Improvements now on domain : Band-rotunda, pavilion, bowling-greens, tennis-courts, croquetlawns, breeding-pens for water-fowl, native and ornamental trees, seats, flower-beds, walks, fences, hedges, tool-shed, rustic bridge, and gates. The pavilion, rotunda, and walks are lighted with gas, and the lake is stocked with white and black swans, mallard, paradise, teal, and other ducks. Used for bowls, tennis, croquet, band-concerts, pi&nics, general recreation, and as a promenade. Proposed operations for ensuing, year : Generally improving the grounds, grubbing and clearing gorse and noxious weeds, planting more ornamental trees and shrubs, and building a new pavilion which is estimated to cost .£4OO. The greater portion of the domain is leased.

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