Robert de Zouche Hall
Robert de Zouche Hall was an English colonial governor. He served in Sierra Leone
and Tanzania.
Hall was Governor of Sierra Leone.
He was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Sierra Leone on 1 June 1953 as part of the 1953 Coronation Honours.
He retired to New Zealand. He settled in Gisborne. From 1975 until 1980, he took charge of building up the historical resources and archives at the Gisborne Museum. He studied the early Pakeha settlement and relationship with the Maori, looking at how land was acquired and developed in the Poverty Bay region.Works
- Maori Lands in Turanga
- Gisborne Township
- Te Hau Ki Turanga