The first in a series of attempts to resolve the question of the National Lands as regards their distribution to landless individuals was the law on 'Endowment' promulgated in 1835. This arrangement was aimed at creating a layer of independent landowners who would act as social support to the throne. Each family unit was to receive a promissory note of 2,000 drachmas which would allow it to buy land varying in size depending on its location and the fertility of its soil. The amount would have to be paid off within 36 years, while the amount of the repayment would include the tithe. All the residents of the country - natives and foreigners as well as philhellenes who had taken part in the War of Independence - were allowed to participate. The whole scheme proved fruitless and the reasons that led to its failure were several. Among these were the reactions of the tax collectors who would lose a large part of their income but also the landless peasants who believed the land should be given to them for free.

A second attempt to resolve the issue was made a few years later (1838) with a special law which was strictly confined to officers of the Phalanx. The law stated that veteran chieftains registered in the Phalanx lists could select a piece of property from the National Lands, resigning however their right to a salary. This arrangement, in addition to finding a solution to the problem of property and reducing the discontent of the chieftains about the military policy, was also aimed at reducing public expenses. However, this attempt also was of little avail. Finally, in tandem with the aim of increasing the population of the agricultural regions, measures were taken to encourage the settlement of expatriates coming from various parts of the Ottoman Empire in the countryside. They included the purchase of land at concessionary terms and reduced tariffs on the importation of household effects and animals. However, in this case too results were not impressive, in that the Greeks of the diaspora did not seem too keen on the idea of settling in the Greek countryside.