He served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance (1950-1953), being a member of the Senate of Ceylon (1950-1953) and the House of Representatives (1953-1956).
He was recalled to service in 1940, and served as Additional Director of Agriculture, Additional Land Commissioner and Government Agent of the Western Province, before his final retirement in 1950.
[2] In September 1950, Hunter was appointed to the Senate of Ceylon and made Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance succeeding Sir Herbert Eric Jansz and served in this capacity till June 1953.
They had two daughters Phyllis Daphne Pereira and Dr Edith Maureen de Zilva.
He is a Life Member of the Ceylon Red Cross Society.