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The Governor's main problem was with his own military officers, who wanted large grants of land, which Phillip had not been authorised to grant.

The officers were expected to grow food, but they considered this beneath them.

As a result scurvy broke out, and in October 1788 Phillip had to send Sirius to Cape Town for supplies, and strict rationing was introduced, with thefts of food punished by hanging.

Arthur Phillip quoted " The living conditions need to improve or my men won't work as hard, so I have come to a conclusion that I must hire surgeons to fix the convicts.