A Native Commissioner for the district of the Cape was appointed with effect from 1 October 1928. Simultaneously an Assistant Native Commissioner for the districts of the Cape, Wynberg and Simonstown and the sub-district of Somerset West was appointed. Criminal jurisdiction was conferred upon the Assistant Native Commissioner for the district of Wynberg as from 19 August 1935. At the same time a Native Commissioner for Wynberg, who was to hold court sessions at Langa on Mondays, was appointed. On 17 February 1937 this court was abolished and replaced by a Native Commissioner’s Court for the districts of the Cape, Wynberg and Simonstown, with court sessions to be held in Cape Town and Langa. On 16 September 1939 Cape Town was replaced by Salt River as one of the seats of the court.

In 1941 criminal jurisdiction was conferred upon the Native Commissioner of Salt River. A court of the Native Commissioner of the Cape Peninsula, comprising the magisterial districts of the Cape, Bellville, Simonstown and Wynberg, was constituted on 22 December 1951 and criminal jurisdiction conferred upon the Native Commissioner. The designation was later changed to Bantu Affairs Commissioner, and still later to Commissioner.

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).

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).

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 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).

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).