In terms of Government Notice No 575 of 28 April 1939 a Special Justice of the Peace was appointed for Vredenburg in the District of Malmesbury (Government Gazette, 28 April 1939). In terms of Government Notice No 1804 of 2 September 1949 a Court of the Assistant Resident Magistrate was established at Vredenburg (Government Gazette, 2 September 1949).
According to the Cape of Good Hope Blue Book (CO 6018 p A184), JF Boyes was appointed Magistrate for Umtata on 1 April 1876. At first the Magistrate’s Office was at Cicira and later, in January 1878, it was moved to Umtata.
On 4 September 1878 British sovereignty was declared over the port and tidal estuary of the St John’s River (Government Gazette No 5837 dated 6 September 1878, Proclamation No 68 dated 4 September 1878), and on 3 October 1878 a magistrate was appointed at Port St Johns (Government Gazette No 5845 dated 4 October 1878, Government Notice No 865 dated 3 October 1878). On 15 September 1884 Port St Johns was annexed to the Cape Colony (Government Gazette No 6530 dated 16 September 1884, Proclamation No 215 dated 15 September 1884).
The Magistrate of Port St Johns was also appointed Native Commissioner on 26 October 1928 (Government Gazette No 1734 dated 26 October 1928, Government Notice No 1865 dated 26 October 1928).
A magistrate’s court was established at King William’s Town in British Kaffraria on 1 September 1852 (GH23/21 General Despatches, 20 September 1852, pp 158 – 159). On 17 April 1866 British Kaffraria was annexed to the Cape Colony (Government Gazette Extraordinary No 3788 dated 17 April 1866, Proclamation No 30 dated 17 April 1866).
On 26 October 1928 the Magistrate of King William’s Town was also appointed as Native Commissioner and an Additional Native Commissioner appointed (Government Gazette No 1734 dated 26 October 1928, Government Notice No 1865, dated 26 October 1928). On 27 April 1929 criminal jurisdiction was conferred on the Additional Native Commissioner (Government Gazette No 1784 dated 30 May 1929, Proclamation No 118 dated 30 May 1929).
A Magistrate’s Court was established at Tarkastad on the 15 September 1874 (Government Gazette No 4692 dated 8 September 1874, Proclamation No 60 of 3 September 1874).
A magistrate’s court was established at Willowmore on 19 September 1874, (Government Gazette No 4696 dated 22 September 1874, Proclamation No 68 dated 19 September 1874).
“According to an Amended Report of the Committee appointed on 21 July 1854 taking into consideration as to places where additional Civil Commissioners and seats of Magistracy should be placed, the Governor of the Cape Colony, acting under the powers vested in him by the Act ‘For Amending and Consolidating the Laws relative to the Courts of Resident Magistrates, 1856 (Act 20 of 1856)’ , erected, constituted and established a Court of Resident Magistrate at Knysna, and declared the boundaries of the district to be as follows – On the west by the Swart River, on the North by the Outeniqua Mountains, on the East by the boundaries of the division of Uitenhage and on the South by the ocean”. The first Civil Commissioner and Magistrate was James Fichat.
On 28 February 1887 a Special Justice of the Peace was appointed at the Millwood Gold Fields in the district of Knysna. Patrick Fletcher was appointed the first Special Justice of the Peace. In the same year a Periodical Court to be held by the Magistrate of Knysna was established at Millwood. During August 1916 a Periodical Court to be held by the Magistrate of Knysna was established at Plettenberg Bay.
