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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts]

Mr. Stanley Bennett

Mr. Stanley Bennett, one of the members of the Hawke's Bay County Council, is a well-known sheep farmer at “Wharerangi,” Puketapu. He is the second son of Mr. John Bennett, of “Newstead,” and was born at Puketapu. He was educated at the Wanganui Collegiate School, and after- page 321 wards learned farming with his father. His property consists of first-class land, and carries a large number of sheep, cattle, and horses. On the football field Mr. Bennett has won honours as a representative of Hawke's Bay; he is a member of the Whare-rangi Polo Club, and took part in the tournaments at Hastings, Palmer-ston, and Auckland, and his club won the junior cup. In the year 1898 Mr. Bennett married the daughter of the late Mr. W. Balfour, of Mohaka.