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Roslyn Domain. Section No. 7, Block X, Dunedin and East Taieri Survey District. Area, 12 acres 2 roods 28 perches. Work done during year : Tracks repaired and noxious weeds cut. Leased for grazing. St. Bathan's Domain. Section No. 25, Block 11, St. Bathan's Survey District. Area, 23 acres 1 rood 5 perches. Work done during year: General maintenance. Improvements now on domain: Forty-five chains fences, four gates, trees, hedges, curling and skating pond, football and cricket grounds, and two running-tracks. Used for sports, picnics, and general recreation. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Removing broom. Taieri Lake Domain. Sections Nos. 12 and 18, Block XI, and 2, Block XII, Maniototo Survey District. Area, 430 acres 3 roods. Work done during year : Embankments on creeks formed. Improvements now on domain : Fences, plantations, and embankments. Leased. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Erecting fences and planting trees. Tokomairieo Domain. Parts of Sections Nos. 103 and 104, Block XII, Tokomairiro Survey District. Area :59 acres 2 roods 30 perches. Work done during year : Fences and hedges attended to, flower-beds formed, shrubs planted, and the grounds kept in good order. Improvements now on domain : Pavilion, plantations, fences, drains, ponds, and paths. Used for football, cricket, and tennis. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Attending to flower-beds, planting shrubs and flowers, and general maintenance. Trotter's Creek Domain. Section No. 36, Block XI, Moeraki Survey District. Area, 183 acres and 11 perches. Work done during year : Tracks repaired and undergrowth cleared. Improvements now on domain : Footbridge, rustic seats, and about 70 chains tracks. Used for picnics and camping parties. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Erecting shelter-shed and seats. Tuapeka Domain. Blocks XV, XVI, XVIII, XIX, XXXV, Sections Nos. 1 to 8, 10 and 13 to 16, Block XIV, 1 to 7 and *. 20, Block XVII, Ito 6 and 17 and 18, Block XXXIV, 6, Block LIII, 3, 4, and 5, Block LIV, and three areas, containing 1 rood, 2 roods 35 perches, and 3 roods 24 perches respectively, Town of Lawrence, and Sections Nos. 20 and 30, Block XIX, Tuapeka East Survey District. Area, 128 acres and 26 perches. Work done during year : Noxious weeds eradicated, fences repaired and in some places renewed, stiles erected, gate painted, bulbs and flowering plants planted, paths kept in order, and 250 trees planted and protected with wire netting. Used for cricket, football, picnics, shows, Volunteer parades, and races. Waihemo Domain. Section No. 74, Block IV, and parts of Sections Nos. 56 and 58, Block X, Moeraki Survey District. Area, 139 acres 1 rood 5 perches. Work done during year : Ground prepared, and about 2,000 native and other trees planted. Improvements now on domain : Fences and trees. Used for picnics and grazing. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Making walk and further planting. Waikouaiti Domain. Situated in Town of Hawksbury. Area, 448 acres 2 roods 26 perches. One hundred and fifty-eight acres leased. Work done during year : Filling-in continued on recrea-tion-ground, tennis-courts formed, building removed to a site adjoining the bowling-green and tenniscourts to act as a pavilion, trees planted, and conveniences erected. Improvements now on domain : Canal and connecting drains, fences, reclaimed area, plantations, embankments, bridges, two pavilions, bowling-green, and tennis-courts. Used for picnics, sports, races, cricket, football, hockey, bowls, and tennis ; also for cattle-grazing. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Effecting further improvements to recreation-ground. Wanaka Islands Domain. Manuka or Pigeon Island, Crescent or Rabbit Island, the island in Stevenson's Arm, and Merino or Roy's Island, all in Lake Wanaka ; Sections Nos. 1, Block XIII, and 29, Block XIV, Lower Wanaka Survey District, and Sections Nos. 1 to 4, Block XIV, 1 to 3, Block XV, 1 to 6 and 8 to 14, Block XVI, and Ito 16, Block XVII, Town of Pembroke. Area, 1,007 acres 2 roods 30 perches. Four hundred and fifty acres leased on improvement conditions. Work done during year : New tracks formed, existing tracks on Ruby and Manuka Islands maintained, and seating accommodation provided. Improvements now on domain : Wharves, buildings, fences, tracks, and planting. Used for picnics, as a sanctuary for flightless birds, and generally for the gratification of the lovers of the beautiful in nature. The domain is visited by large numbers of tourists. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Planting trees, adorning specially favoured spots in the domain, and improving the means of access.