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It was the custom of Governor Macquarie to give a large dinner party every year on June 4 in honor of the King's birthday, but the idea occurred to him in this particular year to celebrate the occasion by a grand ball, followed by a supper. It may have been instigated by Mrs.
Macquarie, urged thereto by the ladies of the regiment, who found life insupportable without an occasional dance, but whether the Governor originated the idea or not, he at any rate carried it out with great enthusiasm.