the Imperial government in London had decided not to annex Natal as a British colony. The Graham's Town Journal published the letter confirming this decision by the British government on 27 March 1835.[547] British State Secretary, Glenelg, once again confirmed the British government's decision not to annex Port Natal on 28 March 1836, despite Captain Gardiner's requests and Governor D'Urban's recommendation of it on 5 December 1835.[548] By September 1835, the first two small trek groups, the Tregardt trek and the Janse van Rensburg trek, had moved northward.[549]
