 When Creagh was appointed to the Kimberley region, his brief included safeguarding the mission from threats from the Department of Aborigines and Fisheries and Immigration.Creagh’s brother and a partner bought the land for £1100 and the lease was transferred from Puertollano to Creagh’s brother.Creagh thought highly of Puertollano, writing that he was "a man to whom I am under the greatest obligations.