▁a ▁first ▁off ender ▁out ▁of ▁j ail ▁and ▁giving ▁him ▁a ▁chance ▁of ▁retr ieving ▁his ▁name ▁and ▁living ▁honest ly . ▁Sal om ▁did ▁not ▁seek ▁re - e lection . ▁ ▁His ▁business ▁respons ib ilities ▁included : ▁Local ▁board ▁member ▁Australian ▁Mut ual ▁Prov ident ▁Society ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁act ively ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁public ▁and ▁char itable ▁institutions : ▁Committee ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce , ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁its ▁Chair man . ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Education ▁from ▁its ▁in ception ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁abol ished . ▁ ▁Chair man ▁of ▁North ▁Ad ela ide ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁committee .. ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁Hospital , ▁and ▁while ▁on ▁that ▁board ▁was ▁directly ▁responsible ▁for ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁Char ities ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁after ▁finding ▁that ▁some ▁don ations ▁had ▁been ▁di vert ed ▁to ▁the ▁Government ▁coff ers . ▁The ▁first ▁Commission ers ▁of ▁Char itable ▁Fund s ▁were ▁Sal om ▁( as ▁Chair man ), ▁William ▁Wy att ▁and ▁William ▁Kay . ▁He ▁held ▁this ▁position ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁During ▁his ▁term ▁of ▁office ▁his ▁other ▁colle agues ▁were ▁John ▁Col ton ▁and ▁William ▁Gilbert . ▁The ▁fund ▁was ▁en larg ed ▁by ▁some ▁important ▁don ations , ▁amount ing ▁to ▁about ▁£ 2 6 , 0 0 0 , ▁with ▁the ▁expect ancy ▁of ▁another ▁£ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0