He was continually called on for help in developing the agriculture and trade of the colony, and his influence was used in connection with the sending out of early free settlers, one of whom, a young gardener George Suttor, later wrote a memoir of Banks.
他一直呼吁帮助发展殖民地的农业和贸易，他也靠他的影响力和被派遣出去的早期殖民者保持联系，像是年轻的园艺家乔治·萨特（George Suttor），他后来写了一本关于班克斯的回忆录。