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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Dr. Arthur James Hall
Dr. Arthur James Hall , M.B. B.Ch, (New Zealand University), M.R.C.S. (England), House Surgeon of the Dunedin Hospital, is the second son of Mr. W. J. Hall, of Roslyn He was born in Dunedin in 1875, and was educated, primarily at the Christian Brothers school, and subsequently at the Otago University, where he graduated M.B., B.Ch., in 1899. Dr. Hall was then appointed an assistant medical officer to the Porirua Asylum, Wellington, and in 1900 he became Assistant House Surgeon to the Christchurch Hospital. In the succeeding year he was appointed House Surgeon to the Dunedin Hospital, but resigned that post in Apirl, 1902, to visit the Old Country. He spent about thirteen months in England, during which he gained experience in the London Hospital, the Western General Dispensary at Marylebone, and the London Throat and Ear Hospital. In June, 1903, he sailed as surgeon on board the “Maori,” for New Zealand, and on his arrival in Dunedin was appointed to his present position. Dr Hall is a member of the New Zealand Branch of the British Medical Association.