 The inspectors however reported that removals were in order, to relieve the township of these "eyesores".Basedow resigned after barely a month on duty.As early as October 1972 the Larrakia had begun to assert their rights to land, when a 1,000 Larrakia tried to present a 3-metre long document- arguing their land was taken by British settlers, leaving the Larrakia refugees in their own country- to Princess Margaret with their signatures, on the occasion of her visit to Darwin.