. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. s from Ponsonby Road toBeresford Street, other entrances being placed inHowe Street and Totara Street. Seats are provided,and on a warm day the Park is an ideal place of restand lefreshment. DOMAIN (194 Acres). The Auckland Domain, the oldest Park in the City,was vested in the City Council by an Act of Parliamentof 1893. Prior to this date the area belonged to theGovernment, and was officially designated the (Govern-ment Domain or Auckland Paik. The Domain consists of a large cricket ground,childrens playing ground, a bota
. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. s from Ponsonby Road toBeresford Street, other entrances being placed inHowe Street and Totara Street. Seats are provided,and on a warm day the Park is an ideal place of restand lefreshment. DOMAIN (194 Acres). The Auckland Domain, the oldest Park in the City,was vested in the City Council by an Act of Parliamentof 1893. Prior to this date the area belonged to theGovernment, and was officially designated the (Govern-ment Domain or Auckland Paik. The Domain consists of a large cricket ground,childrens playing ground, a botanic garden, native bush plantations, tennis lawns, etc. The Cricket Ground, which has entiances fromPark Road, Domain Drive and Carlton Gore lioad,is the principal syjorts area of the City. Its dimensionsmay be judged by the fact that six games of fcotballcan be carried on simultaneously. This ground is alsoused for large outdoor gatherings ; it was liere thatthe Prince of Wales, in 1920, witnessed a militaryreview- and met the school children of the distiict. The 69. DOMAIN: VIEW OF MAIN DRIVE ^f .,;^^ ^^^ 1 ^^?Plppi^^- ^ / ^ IP-W*- y|^ - w ^^W DOMAIN: THE BOTANIC GARDENS. A CCK L A y D MI J / (IP A L 11A S I) BOOK. iiiiul of the international tennis matches foi the DavisCup between Australasia and the United States wascontested on this ground in December, 1920, specialcourts being laid down for the event. Prior to the formation of the Cricket (Jround, thearea was a marsh. The diainage system, which waslaid down, has transformed it into the splendid sportsgiound of to-day. It is also interesting to record thatthe site is reputed to have been a resort of the old-time Maoris as a place to procure eels for consumption. The Auckland Exhibition of 1913-14 was held in theDomain, and this event has resulted in great improve-ments to this Park. A feature of the Exhibition wasthe manner in which the grounds approaching thebuildings were laid out in walks and Howe)- have been
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