1) At that time, not many people knew about Singapore so he had to get people to come here and trade.
2) There was not enough food to feed the new settlers who came to Singapore
3) Crime took place in Singapore very often
4) There was pests everywhere.
To solve these problems, Farquhar was extremely busy, coming up with many solutions. He invited many traders to come to Singapore from Melaka to come, stationing an official to invite passing ships. This was an excellent solution, not only did many people come down to trade, they brought with them much food, solving the second problem as well. He also started his own police force to keep law and order but his plan failed. There too few people in his force and way too many fights and crime taking place everyday for his men to handle. Farquhar offered money for every rat and centipede caught and killed. This worked out very well and in no time this problem was solved. Farquhar also had many other things on his list, he sent soldiers to clear the dense forest as almost the whole island was covered by forest. Defense was also a problem. In order to protect Singapore guns were put facing the sea. In the end his handwork and effort paid-off, Singapore became a bustling port well-known in the area.
