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Oxford Domain. Reserve No. 1651, and part of' Hural Section No. 1889, Block VIII. Oxford Survey District. Area, 224 acres 2 roods 26 perches. Work done during year: Retiring-room for ladies and judge's box erected, fences repaired, grandstand redecked and seated, swimming-bath repaired and refloated, concrete floors placed in tea-rooms, and flower-beds maintained. A pavilion is Hearing completion. Improvements now on domain : Fences, plantations, cycle-track, concrete cricket-pitches, asphalt tennis-courts, grandstand, tea and dressing rooms, library, concrete swimming-bath and dressing-rooms, flower-beds, racecourse, and saddling paddock. I'sed for cricket, tennis, football, swimming, agricultural shows, racing, sports, and picnics. Proposed operations for ensuing year: Forming a tenniscourt and bowling-green, placing a concrete floor in dressing-room, repairing fences, and erecting conveniences. Papanui Domain. Part of Rural Section No. 5, Block VII, Christchurch Survey District. Area, 6 acres 2 roods 25 perches. Work done during year: Fences trimmed and general maintenance. Improvements now on domain : Pavilion, outbuildings, boundary-fence, gate, ornamental trees, artesian well, and drain. Used for cricket, football, and school picnics. Pleasant Point Domain. Reserve No. 1580, Pareora Survey District. Area, 66 acres 3 roods 34 perches. Improvements now on domain :* Fences and gates. Used for sports, picnics, and races. Port Robinson Domain. Reserves Nos. 3151, 3159, and 3160, Block XI, Cheviot Survey District. Area, 113 acres 1 rood. Work done during year : Forty-eight chains fencing erected around an area of native bush. Improvements now on domain : One hundred and thirty-live chains fences and •'! acres plantation. Used for picnics ami grazing. Proposed operations for ensuing year: Erecting fences and enclosing an area of native bush. Prebbleton Domain. Reserve No. 2419, Christchurch Survey District. Area, 3 acres 2 roods 15 perches. Work done during year : Trees planted and general repairs. Improvements now on domain : Plantation and fences. Ised for cricket, football, and picnics. Pudding Hill Domain. Formerly part of Reserve 3315, Block VIII, Hutt Survey District. Area, 87 acres 1 rood 28 perches. No scheme for improvement undertaken or decided on. Pukaki Domain. Reserves Nos 3701, Block XIII, Pukaki Survey District, and 3702, Block XV, Pukaki Survey District, and Block 111, Strachey Survey District. Area, 356 acres. This domain is under the control of the Tourist Department. Work done during year: Automatic swing gate: erected, vegetable-garden fenced with rabbit-proof material, and general maintenance and repairs. I'sed by tourists travelling between Fairlio and Mount Cook. Rangiora Domain. Reserves Nos. 132 and 1563, Rangiora Survey District. Area, 95 acres. Work done during year: Grandstand and other buildings renovated. Improvements now on domain: Boundary -fences, plantation, grandstand, cycle-track, and conveniences. Used for sports, cricket, football, hockey, golf, and picnics. Rangiora and Waikuku Beach Domain. Sections Nos. 3224, 3710, and 3718, Blocks VIII and XII, Rangiora Survey District. Area, 305 acres. Work done during year : Shelter-sheds and fences erected and marram-grass planted. Improvements now on domain: Fences, plantations, artesian well, and shelter-shed. I'sed for picnics. Proposed operations for ensuing year: Erecting horse - rail and conveniences, planting marram grass, ami ploughing and laying down an area in grass for recreation purposes. Rawbiti Domain. ' Reserve No. 1616, and part of Reserve No. 1579, Christchurch Survey District. Area, 156 acres. Work done during year: Scrub cleared, _trees thinned and cut into firewood, about 6 chains clay footpath formed, and four wells sunk. Improvements now on domain: Fences, plantation, footpaths, and wells. Used for picnics. Proposed operations for ensuing year: Clearing undergrowth and lupin from around trees, continuing clay footpaths, and planting trees.