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Hobarton Nas certainly the richer for his vi tal enthus iasm and the
strength of his purpose.
In the last quarter of 1860 a number of reforms long advocated
by Hall followed in rapid succession:
a water rate of 3d. in the £ was
set by the Municipal Council who se action he firmly but humorously upheld;
to those who protested against such a financial infliction, he suggested
the Corporation should also levy another rate for se\.,rerage; 2
a month later,
on October 10, the Counci 1 adopted "Plan Two" to enable all persons to
receive an ample supply of pure spring water. 3
.... it \'lil1:' help to wash away the filth from our habitations
and streets and enable the poorest of the peop le to slake
their thirst \'lith an unlimited amount of pure \'later, and to
wash their persons , and garments , and bedding on equal terms
with their more wealthy and favoured fel low citizens •··
Hall wrote jubilantly. 4
On October 3, the Board of Management of the
Queen 's Orphan Schools decided to admit the press to its meetings; 5
also, at the end of the month , Hall \'/rote in the Mercury:
At the new Female Hospital (lately the Comptroller-General
and Sheriff's offices) now fitting up for the reception of
patients , I had on Saturday last the satj sfaction o witness:i.ng
the successful application of .the 'air fountain' principle. of
ventilation, recommended by me some years ago for adoption in
the House of Assembly and in January last ' sug-gested to the
Board of Management of the General Hospital.
1860 , indeed, came to an end on a triumphant note: on November 13 the
policy of "unrestricted eating'1 by the children in the Queen 's Orphan
Schools \'/as adopted; 7
moreover , at the end of December, the Gazette
announced that Hall's name had been added to the list of memb ers of the
Board of Management of that institution. 8
Hall's hew appointment was \'larmly approved by the Mercury
which accredited it to the reputation he had acquired for his interest in
the welfare of the children.
It is an appointment that \'lill give sa tis faction . Dr Hall
has , for years past, shO\m a lively interest in the \'lelfare
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Mercurl, September 10 & 11, 1860.
Mercurl, October 11, 1860.
Mercury, September 11, 1860.
Mercurl:, October 8, 1860 .
Mercury, October 31' 1860 .
Mer curl , Novemb er 14 , 1860 .
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Mercurl, January 1, 1861.
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