LAWRY, HENRY HASSALL (1821-1906), a son of Walter Lawry (q.v.), was born at Parramatta in 1821, and spent six years at the Kingswood School near Bristol (for the children of Wesleyan ministers). In 1836 he was apprenticed to a printer, and he was a journeyman when the family returned to New Zealand (1843). Lawry joined the mission forthwith, and was received into the ministry in 1845. During the next four years he was engaged with Buddle in organising and teaching at the native institutions at Grafton Road and Three Kings. He then took charge of the mission station at Waima, where he remained until it was broken up by the war (1864). The native institutions were suspended for the same reason, and during 1864-79 Lawry did supernumerary work in and about Auckland. Then at the suggestion of Sir George Grey he was appointed an interpreter in the native land court.

From the time he returned to Auckland his home at Carlton Gore was a centre of the evangelical alliance. He was from 1866 secretary of the Auckland auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society, and in 1892 was elected a life governor of the parent body. For 30 years he was secretary of the Educational Institution, afterwards known as Prince Albert College, of which he was also a trustee. He edited and put through the press a Maori service book and assisted Maunsell (q.v.) in revising and printing the Maori Bible. He died on 8 May 1906. His son, the Rev Arner

Cycl. NZ, ii (p); NZ Herald, 9 May 1906.

Reference: Volume 1, page 261

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