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A Magistrate’s Court was established at Bizana in June 1894 (1/BIZ 4/1/7/1 Letters Received, Chief Magistrate, Kokstad, April 1894 – June 1896).

The Magistrate of Bizana, Mr EW Bowen, was also appointed Native Commissioner by Government Notice No 1865 of 26 October 1928 (Government Gazette No 1734 dated 26 October 1928).

A Magistrate’s Court was established at Qumbu, Griqualand East on 1 June 1878 (Blue Book for the Cape of Good Hope, 1878, page VB12).

On 26 October 1928 the Magistrate of Qumbu was also appointed as Native Commissioner (Government Gazette No 1734 dated 26 October 1928, Government Notice No 1865 of 1928).

A Special Justice of the Peace was appointed at Whittlesea in the district of Queenstown on 1 September 1904 (Government Gazette No 8678 dated 26 August 1904, Proclamation No 267 dated 26 August 1904). According to the records he started hearing cases only in January 1932. On 12 September 1938 Whittlesea was named a place for holding a magistrate’s court in addition to Queenstown, the seat of the magistracy (Government Gazette No 2576 dated 7 October 1938, Proclamation No 217 dated 12 September 1938).

Although an Assistant Native Commissioner held court at Whittlesea since August 1929, he was officially appointed only on 1 April 1933 and on 25 August 1934 received criminal jurisdiction (Government Gazette No 2129 dated 14 July 1933, Government Notice No 970 dated 14 July 1933; Government Gazette No 2221 dated 7 September 1934, Proclamation No 161 dated 25 August 1934).

From 1968 the Magistrate of Whittlesea fell under the jurisdiction of the Ciskeian Government and on 1 October 1971 the district of Hewu, with Sada as the seat of the court, was established (Government Gazette No 3237 dated 27 August 1971, Government Notice No 1482 dated 27 August 1971).

The Divisional Council of Queenstown was constituted on 8 May 1857 in terms of Act No 5 of 1855.

On 1 January 1980 the Divisional Council of Queenstown was reconstituted together with the Divisional Councils of Sterkstroom, Cathcart, Molteno and Tarka to form the amalgamated Divisional Council of Stormberg (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 4061, 20 July 1979, Proclamation No 174, 18 July 1979).

On 1 March 1881 the Division of Stutterheim was subdivided into six districts for Divisional Council purposes (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette No 6116, dated 4 March 1881, Proclamation No 47 dated 1 March 1881). The first meeting of the Council was held on 11 May 1881 (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette No 6141 dated 6 May 1881, Notice dated 28 April 1881).

On 1 January 1975 the Divisional Council of Stutterheim was reconstituted together with the Divisional Councils of Komga, King William’s Town and East London to form the amalgamated Divisional Council of Kaffraria (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 3796 dated 6 September 1974, Proclamation No 298 dated 30 August 1974).

The Divisional Council of Bedford was established on 18 February 1858.

On 1 January 1980 the Divisional Council of Bedford was reconstituted together with the Divisional Councils of Somerset East and Fort Beaufort to form the amalgamated Divisional Council of Smaldeel (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 4061, 20 July 1979, Proclamation No 174, 18 July 1979).

The Divisional Council of Aberdeen was established on 2 August 1881 in terms of Act No 36 of 1879.

On 1 January 1980 the Divisional Council of Aberdeen was reconstituted together with the Divisional Councils of Graaff-Reinet, Jansenville, Murraysburg and Pearston to form the amalgamated Divisional Council of Kamdeboo (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 4061, 20 July 1979, Proclamation No 174, 18 July 1979).

In 1889 the Conservator of Forests, Eastern Conservancy, King William’s Town provisionally divided the Eastern Conservancy into five forestal districts, namely King William’s Town, Keiskama Hoek, Stutterheim, Alexandria and East London. Each forestal district was placed under the immediate supervision of a district forest officer.

The first district forest officer in charge of the Keiskama Hoek forestal district was EB Dwyer who was appointed on 1 January 1890 (Annexures to the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Assembly, G29-1889, Vol 2, p 49 and Cape of Good Hope Civil Service List, 1891, p 76). As from January 1909 the officer in charge of the Keiskama Hoek forestal district was designated Assistant District Forest Officer (Cape of Good Hope Civil Service List, 1910, p 149).