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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Mr. Henry Samuel Hadfield

Mr. Henry Samuel Hadfield, Interpreter to the Legislative Council, is the eldest son of Bishop Hadfield, of Marton. Born at the mission station at Otaki in 1853, the subject of this notice had opportunities of acquiring a thorough knowledge of the Maori language from his earliest days. At the age of sixteen he entered the Union Bank of Australia at Napier as clerk, and remained for ten years in the service of that bank. In 1879 he was appointed interpreter to the House of Representatives, which position he retained till 1883, when he was transferred to the same position in the Legislative Council. In the years 1880 to 1882 Mr. Hadfield acted under Sir Dillon Bell and Sir W. Fox, as interpreter to the West Coast Royal Commission, which did such splendid service in settling native disputes in the Egmont and Wanganui District. Mr. Hadfield is also interested in sheepfarming. In January 1895, he was married to Miss Bessie, daughter of the Rev. H. E. Tuckey, of Wellington.