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Sefton Domain. Parts nf Sections Nos. 3135 and <i(>7s, Block IV. Rangiora Survey District. Area, 14 acres 2 roods 16 perches. Work done during year: Hates painted and reining, and concrete floor placed in pavilion. improvements now on domain: Fencing, trees, flagpole, twelve garden seats, pavilion, pump, well, and conveniences. Used for football, cricket, sports, and picnics. Proposed operations for ensuing year : General improvements and forming concrete trough. Sheffield Domain. Reserve No. 2377, Block XIII, Oxford Survey District. Area, 20 acres. Work done during year: Fences repaired and gorse cut and grubbed. improvements now on domain : Fences; pavilion with fireplace, table, and seats; trotting-track, judge's stand, ticketoffice, wooden seats, gates, plantations, and conveniences. Used for sports, cricket, football, hockey, picnics, shows, ami military encampments. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Painting pavilion and gates, erecting new gates and palings, and topping trees. Sot in M .u.vkkn Domain. Section Xo. 1388, Block VII, Hororata Survey District. Area, 22 acres ;; roods. Work done during year: Draining, fencing, and grubbing. Used for sports. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Planting. South Rakaia Domain. Reserves Xos. 2442 and 2986, Town of South Rakaia, and 2537, Block XIII, Rakaia Survey District. Area, 155 acres 2 roods. Work done during year ; General maintenance. Improvements now on domain ; Fences. well, pump, Imrse cards, saddling-paddock, swimming-pond, two dressing-sheds, office, concrete cricket-pitch, racecourse, running-track, rustic seats, water-race, and about 130 acres plantations. Used for sports, picnics, races, and general recreation. Proposed operations for ensuing year : General maintenance. S cuts wood Domain. Hi serves Xos. 3714 ami 3157, Block IV, Cheviot Survey District, Area, 9 acres I rood 10 perches. Material has been purchased for the erection of picket-fencing at entrance-gates. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, plantation, iron gates, and concrete posts. Used for football, cricket, and general recreation. Si'REyoon Domain. Pari of Rural Section Xo. 76, Blocks XIV and XV, Christchurch Survey District. Area, 17 acres 2 roods. Work done during v.ar : Broom grubbed and cleared. Proposed operations for ensuing \ear: Completing the clearing and grubbing of broom, erecting fencing, and generally improving the area. SPKINOSTON Domain. Reserve No. 2362, Leeston Survey District. Area, 10 acres. Work done during year : Trees planted and enclosed with wire netting, and gates and fences kept in order. Improvements now on domain : Fences, trees, tennis-court, and concrete cricketpitch. Used for cricket, tennis, and general recreation St. Andrew's Domain. Reserve No. 634. Otaio and Patiti Survey Districts. Ana. 21 acres and 12 perches. Work done during year: Fences and grounds maintained, sports-ring enlarged, track formed, pavilion removed to a more convenient position, and post-ami-wire fence removed and used in sports-ring. Improvements now on domain : Fencing, draining, plantation, pavilion, sports-ring, ami 17 acres grassing. Used for picnics, cricket, and general recreation. Proposed operations for ensuing year: General maintenance, and trimming and removing dead trees. Templeton Domain. Reserves Nos. 2351 and 2418. and part Rural Section 1807, Block IX, and pari Rural Section 1680, Block XIII, Christchurch Survey District; and part Rural Section 2737, Block XVI, Rolleston Survey District. Area, 245 acres. Work done during year : Gorse and broom cleared, hedges trimmed, grounds maintained, croquet-lawn extended, seats erected, flower-borders kept clear of weeds, ground rolled and laid down in grass for a cricket-pitch, failures in trees and shrubs replaced, and buildings repaired. Improvements now on domain : Gates, fences, croquet-lawn, cricket-pitches, buildings, trees and shrubs, and flower-borders. Used for grazing and for picnics, sports, military encampments, cricket, tennis, croquet, and general recreation. The domain comprises the principal area of 229 acres, and three smaller areas at Templeton, Yaldhurst, and Hornby, which are largely used by the residents of the townships named. Proposed operations for ensuing year : Fencing and planting a portion of the principal area, erecting fencing and pavilion, and installing water-supply at Hornby, extending pavilion and erecting seats at Templeton, and replacing failures in trees at Yaldhurst, All the grounds will be maintained.