sentences:  In addition regulations introduced during Brisbane’s term enabled settlers to purchase (with his permission) up to 4,000 acres (16 km²) at 5s an acre (with superior quality land priced at 7s 6d).During Governor Brisbane's four years in office the total amount of land in private hands virtually doubled.The impetus for squatting activities during this early phase was an expanding market for meat as the population of Sydney increased.