A Special Justice of the Peace was appointed at Hermanus on 1 March 1946 (Government Gazette No 3612 of 1 March 1946, Government Notice No 472 of 1946). On 1 July 1947 the court of the Special Justice of the Peace as well as the periodical court held by the magistrate of Caledon were abolished and a magistrate’s court was established at Hermanus (Government Gazette No 3838 dated 27 June 1947, Government Notice No 1297).
A periodical court, to be held by the magistrate of Colesberg, was established at Hanover on 28 December 1857. This periodical court was abolished on 13 November 1876 when a magistrate was appointed for the district of Hanover. For the period up to December 1876 when the Magistrate of Colesberg tried cases in the Periodical Court at Hanover see 1/CBG D1/1/1 – 2/2/1 in the Colesberg Magistrate’s group.
The magistrate acted as deputy registrar of births and deaths, chairman of the water and liquor licensing courts and as controller of the Cape Mounted Police.
The first form of administration in the area, which later constituted the Graaff-Reinet district, was an official appointed in October 1780 as "Commandant of the Lands in the East".
After numerous petitions to the Council of Policy a magistrate was eventually appointed for the Graaff-Reinet district on 13 December 1785.
The magistrate acted as chairman of the Slave Office, Clerk of the Peace, representative of the Orphan Chamber, chairman of the matrimonial court, etc.
A "Kollege" of Landdros and Heemraden was established at George on 23 April 1811.
The magistrate acted as clerk of the peace, deputy administrator, visiting magistrate to the George Convict Station, district commandant during the Anglo-Boer War, deputy registrar of births and deaths, conservator of crown forests, distributor of stamps, etc.
Most of the documents dated before 25 June 1844 were destroyed by fire.
WP Leary was appointed Resident Magistrate for the District of Umsikaba by Government Notice No 946 dated September 1894. The seat of the magistrate was presumably at Flagstaff, for, by Government Notice 995 dated October 1895 the seat of the Magistrate of Umsikaba was removed from Flagstaff to Lusikisiki. JAP Galdwin was appointed “Assistant Resident Magistrate for the District of Umsikaba to hold a court at Flagstaff in the said district,” by Government Notice 996 dated October 1895.
By Government Notice No 1865 of 26 October 1928, Government Gazette No 1734, the magistrate of Flagstaff, Mr FC Pinketon, was also appointed as Bantu Affairs Commissioner.
Mr WJ Davidson, the Resident Magistrate, was appointed Native Commissioner by Government Notice No 1865 of 1928 published in Government Gazette No 1734 dated 26 October 1928.
A Magistrate’s Court was established at Elliotdale on 1 February 1877 (PJ Venter: Government Departments of the Cape of Good Hope 1806 – 1910, p 292).
The Magistrate of Elliotdale, Mr E Wilkens, was also appointed Native Commissioner by Government Notice No 1865 of 1928 published in Government Gazette No 1734 dated 26 October 1928.
An assistant resident magistrate was appointed at Durbanville on 31 August 1899. Prior to his appointment and since November 1872, Durbanville fell under the jurisdiction of Cape Town with the magistrate of Wynberg holding a periodical court at Durbanville. In terms of Act 10 of 1876 a special justice of the peace was appointed for the Durbanville area. This office was abolished when the previous periodical court was again established on 19 July 1888. The Magistrate, Cape Town took over the jurisdiction of Durbanville on 11 November and held a periodical court there until a magistrate was appointed at Durbanville in 1899.
The magistrate held a periodical court at Bellville from 1916 - 1926.
