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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).