Marks/Inscriptions: B. 358. Benn, William Authored 1913) was first heard of al Leith Ls ld. he was see. and treas. of the proposed race meeting to be helo there + Sept. 66. He advertised the Weld Arms for sale at Leith field, probably as agent. Dr. Moris gave him his book debts to collect in June, 67. He was appointed Registrar of B.O. + M. for the Mt. Grey dist. hov. 67. He played auck et for the Lull field club and was steward and starter for the Leithfield races in '67. He spoke at a large melting held at Leith field, Jan. 68 to demand better comm unca ions r the North. He was keeper of the pound ag Leithfield Fed. 68 and started a butchers buist ines soon after He was elected a member of the Canty. Chamber of Commerce in Aug. 69. at this time he was clerk to the Bench r Leithfield and Rangiora. He was elected to the Kowai Rd. 1Bd Jan 70. 2 and Melville Walker q.v. were in part: as buyers of wheat hear 70. Their wives were i6 related , Benn having married a dau of C.J.W. Cookson and Walker a dau of Francis Hall T. ping whose son, Henry te c Into h Tipp ing also married a dau of Coo k son. They went to into part. in flax milling and were som in quite a bry Way having tao L.T. 6.9.66 : 20.9.66 : 12.6.67 : 6.11.67 : 8.11.67 : 9.12.67 : 13.1.68 : 3.2.68 : 10.1.70 : 4.4.70 S.P. A. 70 :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: e W.A. Benn. 2. B.358 mills on the North Road ore with a 16 h. p. engine. They employed 50 hands Altogether . They gave a diner and bale to their employ ses an the anniversary of their starting their mile. A year later their employ ses returned the compliment and entertained Walker and Benn . Hetherington the Leithfield hotel keeper provided the dina and they danced in the from store. Iu June 71 he wrote to the Far council i gung them to appoint an agent to push the sale of flare. The rope makers were suspicious of the new fibre and the market was weak, Different flare millers timed out widely diff aig standards of fibre and they had ho chance of competing + with Leif. He helped to bing the Leith fred Auck et Club to life again and was sec. + treas. He conducted a sall of Amberley town ses. in oct. 72 and they averaged £140 per acre . In two or thee years Amberley wald the railway terminus and Leithfield decline was certain. He announced the first sale of stock in Amberley Sally rd for 6.3.76 . The firm was Benn and Parkerson and they took in Albert Mount Newman of ap. 76. The Parkerson was Wm. Mount Parkerson who at this time was living at Waikaia. ; he was owner of the Lakes Station. Newman was a connection by marriage of the Parker sons. LT. 4.4.70 : 27.3.71 : 22 .8.72 : 7.3.76 : 24.11.84.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: B. 358. 3. Benmore was now living at Amberley . He was chairman of the fir st Amberley Town Bd. He was bankrupt In June 79. He was an assessor for the Kowai Dist. under the Property Assess ment Act. Ap. 80. He was bankrupt Again in March '91. He put the whole of his loses down to flax. milling He said his idle was an ing frente one. He had no idea a week before that he was threatened with bank rpt2y, His office was counseled with Ch Ch by telephone. Henry Gain q.v. bought the officer , Yards, Store ste in tending to carry on a commission and gaiman business . He opened the yards to arrctioniees in general. Buss of Rang ira held a fort nigh bly sale there. Benn departed for Australia and as far as is known never returned. e. d. Newcastle N.S.W. 20.6.13. married 1.6.71 at St Luke's ChCh by the Rev. Croasdale Bowen to Caroline Bathans eldest dau. of C.J.W. Cookson who s was living near hell freed at this time and was clerk to the Kowai Rd. Bed. LT. 10 .6.79 : 29.4.80 :13.3.91 : 1 7.3.91 : 24.3.91; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer