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Parkville Domain. Sections Nos. 182, 183, and 185, Suburbs of Parkville. Area, 36 acres 1 rood. Twenty-seven acres are leased on improvement conditions. The erection of fences is now in hand. Improvements now on domain: Fences, cottage, felling, grassing, and suspension bridge. Used for picnics. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Completion of fencing, and planting. Extract from Special Report. —Parkville Domain consists of two areas, Section 185 on the eastern and Sections 182 and 183 on the western side of the township. Sections 182 and 183 contain together 27 acres, and are held under lease. These sections have been fenced, cleared of bush, and sown down in grass, but the logs and stumps have not been removed. Section 185 contains about 9J acres wholly covered with beautiful native bush, and bounded on two sides by the Makakahi River, along which the usual river-bank reserve has been made. The river is not always high enough to prevent cattle crossing into the reserve. The Board has therefore decided to erect fences along the river-bank and plant trees to protect the native bush. Access from the main road is obtained by means of a swing footbridge over the river erected by the Domain Board. The bush on the section is jealously guarded by the Domain Board, and in order to more effectually protect it a caretaker resides on the ground. The Board is a real live body, and takes a keen interest in the reserves under its control. The members are very much opposed to the amalgamation of the Newman, Parkville, and Eketahuna Domains, as advocated by the Eketahuna Chamber of Commerce. Pipiriki Domain. Sections Nos. 1, 2, and 10, Block IV, Town of Pipiriki. Area, 17 acres 3 roods 29 perches. Not used by the public; not suitable for recreation. Pongaroa Domain. Section No. 12, Pongaroa Township. Area, 13 acres and 12 perches Work done during year: Fences erected, and 5 acres stumped and cleared. Improvements now on domain: Fences, grassing, felling, and stumping. Proposed operations for ensuing year: Planting trees, and ploughing and levelling. Poukioke Domain. Section No. 35, Block XV, Tiriraukawa Survey District. Area, 17 acres 3 roods 8 perches. Work done during year: Half an acre cleared, planted, and fenced in. Improvements now on domain: All in grass, 1 acre stumped, fences, and plantation. Used for grazing. Proposed operations for ensuing year: Logging-up. Pukeokahu Domain. Section No. 17b, Block IX, Pukeokahu Survey District. Area, 6 acres 2 roods 35 perches. No improvements yet effected. Domain Board only recently appointed. Queen's Park Domain (Wanganui). Portions of Reserves E and X, Town of Wanganui. Area, 15 acres 3 roods 22 perches. Work done during year: General improvement, area levelled, grassed, and fenced, and streets formed. Improvements now on domain : Fences, plantations, band-rotunda, museum, band-room, and tennis-courts: Used as a public park and for band-concerts. Raetihi Domain. Sections Nos. 211 and 290, Town of Raetihi, and 251, Suburbs of Raetihi. Area, 17 acres 2 roods 39 perches. Work done during year : One and a half acres logged-up and partly burned, and several cords of firewood split and sold. Improvements now on domain : Fifty-four chains fencing, 4£ acres stumping and clearing, and ornamental trees. Used for sports and picnics. Proposed operations for ensuing year: Planting, stumping, fencing, and clearing. Rangataua Domain. Section No. 24c, Block VIII, Makotuku Survey District. Area, 96 acres 1 rood. Not used by public. Leased for grazing. Rangiwahia Domain. Section No. 61, Town of Rangiwahia. Area, 10 acres. Work done during year : Hedges trimmed, and grass cut among trees and shrubs. Improvements now on domain : Hall and tennis-court. Taihape Domain. Suburban Sections Nos. 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44, and Block X, Town of Taihape, and Sections Nos. 96, 97, 98, and 99, Block XIV, Ohinewairua Survey District. Area, 115 acres 1 rood 19 perches. Work done during year: Block X planted with shelter-trees and fenced, 4J acres ploughed, levelled, and grassed, 16 chains picket-fence erected on outside boundary of running-track, and other fences, gates, and stiles erected. Improvements now on domain: Fences, felling, grassing,