The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]
Mr. Hugh Bennetts
Mr. Hugh Bennetts, who represented the South-East Ward in the Christchurch City Council in 1884, was born in Cornwall, England, in 1828, and arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand, in 1860. During his term of office Mr. Bennetts was a staunch advocate for the thorough drainage of Christchurch.