Following the Great Exhibition of 1851 where numerous produce from Hunter's establishment were exhibited, he noted some of the problems involved in craft production in India such as the need to pay in advance. He also noted how Indian products were often superior and more durable than that which was produced and sold cheaply in Britain. In 1855, Hunter was involved in the organization of the Madras Exhibition as part of an eight-member committee was headed by Lord Harris. He was in-charge of arrangement and was also on a subcommittee on machinery, manufactures sculpture, models and "plastic art" and jury for several classes of exhibits. He was also a recipient of a silver medal for service on the committee.