Identity area
Type of entity
Governmental body
Authorized form of name
Magistrate and Native Affairs Commissioner, Mafeking
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- 1/MFK
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Contact area
Description area
Dates of existence
1866 – 1982
History
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).
Places
North WEst Province.
Cape Province.
Cape Colony.
Mafeking.
Mafikeng.
Mahikeng.
Cape Province.
Cape Colony.
Mafeking.
Mafikeng.
Mahikeng.
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
1/MFK
Institution identifier
KAB
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAAR
Status
Draft
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
29 April 2022 (creation Marise Bronkhorst)
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
Sources
Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette.
Government Gazette.
Government Gazette.