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...o in order to at least control it he enforced new laws. As well as the alcohol problem, Macquarie was to improve the morals of the colonists, encourage marriage, and provide more education and increase agriculture and stock. The instructions in which he was to follow were in Macquarie’s eyes not only for the settlers but also for the ex-convicts, this displeasing to those who considered themselves superior to ex-convicts. Even though convicts were mistreated by wealthy settlers they boosted NSW stock, by farming they also provided food for themselves and other this way. Macquarie’s enthusiasm to make Sydney a better place lifted everyone’s spirits and making them believes that ‘everything will work out in the end’. Macquarie built and fixed many buildings and roads as to make the streets of Sydney presentable. He made knew organisations to provide settlers and convicts with worthy jobs. Examples of buildings that require jobs to use them are: the Public hospital, the Military Hospital, Lighthouse, Military Barracks, Schools and churches. Macquarie was determined to make the colony an ideal and appropriate English settlement. Improving the colony meant that people had to trust ex-convicts. While Macquarie was governor 366 free pardons, 1365 conditional pardons and 2319 tickets-of-leave were issued, suggesting that Macquarie was ready to forgive and forget. Maybe Macquarie was the only one to do this as many settlers would repeat the saying: ‘once a convict always a convict’. This is a probable reason h...