Bennett's takes its name from the railway station known as Bennett's Junction, which is the point where the branch lines from Oxford and Kaiapoi meet. The railway station is thirty-five miles from Christchurch, and stands at an altitude of 555 feet above the level of the sea. Close to the railway station there is a local store, at which the business of the post office is conducted, and there is also a blacksmith's shop. The district is devoted to agriculture, to sheep, and to dairy farming. Bennett's is close to that celebrated trout stream, the Cust, and within five miles of the river Ashley, the fish of which are noted for their delicate flavour. At the census of 1901 the village had a population of seventy-seven.

Bennett's Post Office, which was established about 1874, has long been conducted by Mrs. Ann Farr, at her store, close to Bennett's Junction Railway Station. Mails are received and despatched daily.

Bennett's Junction Railway Station and Telegraph Office was established in July, 1877. The station is at the junction of the Rangiora-Oxford line with the Kaiapoi-Bennett's branch, which was opened in 1880. Daily trains pass through each way, and extra trains run on three days in the week. The station building is of wood and iron, and contains a public office, ticket lobby, and a suitable waiting room. There is a good asphalt platform for passengers. There are also engine and goods sheds, and five railway cottages for the employees. The local stationmaster, and a driver and guard, reside at Bennett's Junction.

Lyons, John William, Wheelwright and General Blacksmith, Bennett's Junction. This business was established in the early seventies, and has been conducted by the present proprietor since 1901. The premises consist of a smithy and wheelwright's and painter's shops, and a residence. Mr. Lyons was born in August, 1867, at Hull, Yorkshire, England. He learned his trade in the Valley of the Wear, County Durham, and came in 1888 to Lyttelton by the s.s. “Aorangi.” For some years he worked for others at his trade, and commenced business on his own account, in October, 1898, at Lower High Street, Christchurch. Eighteen months later he removed to Kaiapoi, where he continued till taking over his present business. Mr. Lyons has been a member of the Sons and Daughters of Temperance. He was for some time a member of the Motett Society in Christchurch, and was at one time a member of the Choral Society of Auckland. Mr. Lyons was married, in 1894, to the daughter of Mr. John Tellum, of Cornwall, and has three sons.