 Hall had additional grants of land made to him in 1815, 1817, 1821 and 1822, but it would seem that in the early years at least, Hall was making little profit from them.In 1813 Hall founded the Benevolent Society of New South Wales, later to be renamed the Benevolent Society.Hall was opening speaker at a meeting on 5 December 1816 for the establishment of a bank.