, ▁and ▁the ▁commission ers ▁were ▁enabled ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁the ▁ere ction ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Hospital , ▁and ▁also ▁of ▁the ▁b acter i ological ▁labor atory ▁and ▁isol ation ▁w ards . ▁The ▁commission ers ▁also ▁acted ▁for ▁the ▁Dest itute ▁and ▁L un atic ▁As yl ums ▁and ▁the ▁Port ▁August a ▁Hospital . ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁Phil anth rop ic ▁Society ▁for ▁ 4 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁stage ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Syn agog ue , ▁but ▁in ▁later ▁life ▁took ▁no ▁part ▁in ▁church ▁management . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁and ▁had ▁an ▁extensive ▁knowledge ▁of ▁merc ant ile ▁and ▁ins urance ▁law . ▁He ▁held ▁many ▁Cour ts ▁of ▁Ar bitr ation , ▁acting ▁mostly ▁for ▁the ▁Government ▁in ▁adjust ing ▁claims ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁lands ▁taken ▁for ▁construction ▁of ▁rail ways ▁and ▁water works . ▁He ▁also ▁acted ▁as ▁arbitr ator ▁in ▁numerous ▁private ▁cases . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Com mer cial ▁Bank ▁of ▁South ▁Australia . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁Fre em ason , ▁and ▁held ▁several ▁high ▁offices . ▁He ▁died ▁after ▁a ▁short ▁ill ness ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Jewish ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Terra ce ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁Family ▁Sal om ▁married ▁Kate ▁Sol omon ▁( 1 9 ▁June ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁– ▁ 7 ▁June