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A magistrate’s court was established at Taungs on 6 October 1885 (Government Gazette No 6654, dated 7 October 1885, Proclamation No 3BB, dated 6 October 1885). On 1 July 1896 Taungs was incorporated into the magisterial division of Vryburg (Government Gazette No 7810 dated 28 April 1896, Proclamation No 149, dated 27 April 1896). CR Chalmers was appointed Assistant Resident Magistrate at Taungs on 1 July 1896 (Government Gazette No 7825 dated 19 June 1896, Government Notice No 568, dated 1 July 1896). He served in this capacity until Taungs was re-established as a separate magistracy on 13 February 1899 when he was appointed the new magistrate (Government Gazette No 8104, dated 21 February 1899, Proclamation No 68, dated 13 February 1899. Chalmers’ re – appointed was recorded in the same Gazette, Government Notice No 169, dated 20 February 1899).

The magistrate of Taungs was also appointed Native Commissioner as from 1 October 1928 (Government Gazette No 1734 dated 26 October 1928, Government Notice No 1865, dated 26 October 1928).

Taungs was incorporated into Bophuthatswana on 5 December 1977.

A Resident Magistrate’s court for the district of Mafeking was established on 9 October 1885 (Government Gazette No 6656 dated 9 October 1885, Proclamation 2 BB dated 6 October 1885).

The Magistrate of Mafeking was also appointed Native Commissioner as from 1 October 1928 (Government Gazette No 1734 dated 26 October 1928, Government Notice No 1865 dated 26 October 1928). On 9 March 1955 the Native Commissioner received criminal jurisdiction in respect of any offence committed by a Native within the area of jurisdiction (Government Gazette No 5437 dated 25 March 1955, Proclamation No 78 dated 9 March 1955).