- 1/PKA
- Governmental body
- 1883 – 1982
A magistrate’s court was established at Prieska on 19 February 1883 (Government Gazette No 6341 dated 16 February 1883, Proclamation No 20 dated 15 February 1883).
Secretary, Divisional Council of Prieska
The Divisional Council of Prieska was constituted on 30 June 1887 in terms of Proclamation No 113 (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette No 6875, 1 July 1887). The first meeting of the Council was held on 23 August 1888 (see volume 4/PKA 1/1/1/1, p 2).
On 1 January 1980 the Divisional Council of Prieska was reconstituted together with the Divisional Councils of Britstown and Hopetown to form the amalgamated Divisional Council of Prieska (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 4061 dated 20 July 1979, Proclamation No 174 dated 18July 1979).