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(g) An area of 4 acres 3 roods 30 perches near National Park, now known as the Ngauruhoe Domain. (h) An area of 2 roods 33 perches in Reefton, now known as the King George V Jubilee Park Domain . In this case portion of the area was an asset of the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account, and the Department found the sum of £150 to clear the account. Another portion was freehold land which was acquired by the Inangahua County Council and then transferred to the Crown. The domain has been placed under the control of the Council, which is developing and beautifying it as a rest park. (i) An area of 4 acres 2 roods 25 perches at Burnett's Face, near Denniston, now known as the Burnett's Face Domain. (j) An area of 5 acres at Marshland, Christchurch. In this locality no provision had in the past been made for a recreation-ground, and it was necessary to purchase some private property for the purpose. The purchase-price was £430, towards which the local people raised £130, while the Department found the balance of £300. (k) An area of some 137 acres near Herbert, North Otago, now known as the Glencoe Domain. This area was purchased for £500, the Department contributing £200 and the Waitaki County Council, the Oamaru Borough Council, and the North Otago Automobile Association £100 each. The Domain Board which has been appointed includes representatives of the two local authorities and of the automobile association. The domain is bounded on one side by the north branch of the Waianakarua River, and the portion near the stream is an ideal picnic and camping ground. There is also sufficient level ground for a sports ground. Additions to existing domains were made as follows :—

The additions made to the Pahi, Ngakuta, Stockton, Denniston, and Warrington Domains necessitated the passing of special legislation in each instance. In the Pahi case the area concerned was an endowment for primary education. For many years it was the site of the Pahi School, but some years ago the school building was removed, and the Education Board advised that the land would not again be required for school purposes. The Education Department very kindly consented to the area being added to the domain, and the matter was adjusted by section 19 of the Reserves and other Lands Disposal Act, 1937. The area of 9 acres added to the Ngakuta Domain was portion of a scenic reserve at Governor's Bay, in Queen Charlotte Sound, much used by the public as a picnic resort and often by unauthorized camping parties. It was decided under the circumstances that it would be desirable to make the area domain land in order that efficient supervision might be exercised by the Ngakuta Domain Board, and section 21 of the Reserves and other Lands Disposal Act, 1937, effected the required change of status. The areas added to the Denniston and Stockton Domains comprised small portions of the Buller Coalfield Reserve, and as there was no authority for the setting-aside of the areas for recreation purposes it was necessary to deal with the cases by means of special legislation sections 15 and 16 of the Reserves and other Lands Disposal Act, 1937. The Warrington case was dealt with by section 23 of the Act. The position was that the area concerned, comprising Rabbit Island and two smaller islands in Blueskin Bay, was, by the Blueskin Recreation Reserve Act, 1876, vested in trust in trustees to be used for recreation purposes only for the inhabitants of Blueskin and the

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Land District. Domain. Area added. A. R. P. North Auckland .. .. .. Orewa .. .. .. .. 10 2-9 ' „ • • . . . . Motuihi Island . . .. . . 1 2 36 » • • • • • Waiotira . . . . . . 11 10-8 » • • • • ■ • Pahi .. .. .. .. 118 Auckland . . . . . . . . Whakatane .. .. . . 4 1 22 ,, •• .. .. Mount Maunganui .. .. 5 3 16 ,, ■ ■ • . . • • • Ngongotaha . . .. . . 0 2 0 Gisborne . . . . . . Te Puia . . . . . . . . 3 3 36 • 7 Taranaki . . . . . . . . Tututawa . . . . . . I 3 0 0 Marlborough . . . . . . Havelock . . . . .. 1 233 0 0 » • • ■ • .. Waitohi .. .. .. .. 0 2 33 „ • - • . . . Ngakuta .. . . . . 9 0 0 Nelson .. .. .. .. Denniston .. .. .. 2 0 26 >, • • • ■ ■ ■ .. ! Stockton .. .. .. 1 2 28 Canterbury , . .. .. . . Mackenzie .. .. .. 0 1 20-7* Otago . . . . . . .. Clyde . . .. . . .. 9 0 0 I. • • • • • • ■ ■ Pounawea .. . . .. 0 3 32 ,, • • • ■ • ■ • • Waikouaiti . . . . . . 2 3 0 „ • • • • • ■ .j Glencoe . . . . . . .. 0 1 34* >> • • • • • • • • Warrington .. , . . . 73 3 0 Total area added to twenty domains .. .. .. . . 356 3 26-1 * Closed road areas.