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Ernest Thomas Hall was a senior Australian public servant. He was Controller-General of the Department of Trade and Customs between 1927 and 1933. ==Life and career== Hall entered the Victorian Customs department in 1888. He was private secretary to several State Ministers. He was licensed under Victorian law as a shorthand wrtier in 1890. At federation, Hall transferred to the federal Department of Trade and Customs. In 1916, Hall traveled to the United States, tasked with opening the Australian Customs Office in New York City and making extensive war supply purchases.〔 On his return in 1920, he was appointed Collector of Customs in Adelaide.〔 In December 1924, Hall was appointed to the newly created position of Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs. He served in the role until March 1927 when he was appointed Chairman of the Tariff Board. When Customs Comptroller-General Robert McKeeman Oakley died in August 1927, Hall began acting in his positon. He resigned his position at the Tariff Board in October 1927.〔 His appointment as permanent Comptroller-General was confirmed in March 1928. Hall retired from the position of Comptroller in 1927, due to poor health. The Minister for Trade and Customs Thomas White paid tribute to Hall's valuable and able administration. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ernest Thomas Hall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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