A Magistrate’s Court was established at Idutywa on 1 February 1877 (PJ Venter: Government Departments of the Cape of Good Hope, 1806 – 1910, p 292).

The Magistrate of Idutywa 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).

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 Special Justice of the Peace was appointed at Warrenton in the district of Kimberley on 1 November 1891 (Government Gazette No 7338, dated 20 October 1891, Government Notice No 287, dated 17 October 1891).

On 6 December 1948 a magistrate’s court was established (Government Gazette No 4043, dated 22 October 1948, Government Notice No 2259, dated 22 October 1948)

A periodical court to be held by the Magistrate of Kenhardt, was established at Pofadder on 28 September 1923 (Government Gazette No 1344 of 28 September 1923; Government Proclamation No 207 of 1923).

A Special Justice of the Peace was appointed at Pofadder on 26 February 1943 (Government Gazette No 3158 of 26 February 1943; Government Notice No 385 of 1943). According to the records the periodical court was presumably abolished in May 1960 and the post of the Special Justice of the Peace upgraded to that of Assistant Magistrate.

For the period February 1943 – May 1960 criminal and civil cases heard by the Magistrate of Kenhardt in the periodical court at Pofadder are filed with those heard by the Special Justice of the Peace of Pofadder.

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).