 In 1817 Hall was appointed cashier and secretary of the Bank of New South Wales.In 1818 an application had been made in England that Hall should be permitted to practise as an attorney, which was not granted.It was probably as a result of this application that Hall was appointed coroner of the territory in February 1820, however he did not hold this position for long, and in 1821 went with 10 assigned servants to the land granted him near Lake Bathurst.