Macquarie backed up his words by giving freed convicts land. Then he assigned convicts to help those who had been freed from prison to work their land and to perform various duties in their homes.
Makvorijs rīkojās saskaņā ar saviem vārdiem, piešķirdams atbrīvotajiem katordzniekiem zemi un norīkodams citus katordzniekus palīdzēt tiem ar zemes apstrādāšanu un mājas darbiem.