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surfaces have been made serviceable as places of deposit for stone, 

 top soil, and other material, hereafter to be used in that vicinity. 



The grading of the eastern Bridle Eoad has been extended 

 through the woodland and ravine, to the point where, with the 

 stream and footpath it is to pass under the central drive, and thence 

 to where it meets the eastern drive opposite the Willink Entrance. 

 None of the bridle road has yet been paved. 



A number of the walks in the childrens' district have been 

 finished, as has also most of the walk which leads to this district 

 from the main entrance. The walk along the east side of the North- 

 open has been finished for a length of 1,350 feet, and the line has 

 been extended, and is ready for paving as far as the ravine. The 

 walk has been graded from the childrens' district, along the Deer 

 Paddock, and through the archway under the drive to the lake ; 

 also the walk connecting the Willink gate with that last men- 

 tioned. 



The soil has been stripped from a large portion of the lake 

 district, and piled for future use. The arm of the lake lying on 

 the west side of Brier Hill has been excavated and puddled, and an 

 area of about five acres has been made ready for skating this season. 

 Considerable excavation has been made for the main lake at points 

 where the force could be worked to the best advantage. It is pro- 

 posed to establish the Summer level of water in the lake at an 

 elevation of 63 feet above mean high water, and to make the depth 

 in Summer seven feet. The pools in the childrens' district, and 

 near Battle Pass, have been finished, and considerable work has been 

 done for the Deer Paddock stream. 



Two archways have been commenced. That for the passage of 

 the main eastern walk under the circuit drive, near the main en- 

 trance, has been carried up to the level of the springing line of the 

 arch. 



The masonry of the archway under the drive, near the present 

 skating lake, has been completed, and the drive graded over the 

 arch. A culvert arch, with one facade of rock-faced masonry, has 

 been built at the outlet into the- Deer Paddock of the stream from 

 the small pool near Battle Pass. 



Excavations have been made, and foundation stone delivered, so 

 that masonry can be commenced early in the coming Spring for two 

 other archways. 



11^7 miles of vitrified pipes and tiles for drainage of roads and 

 walks, for collecting surface water, and for the agricultural tile 

 drainage of meadow-lands, have been laid, with proper inlets and 



