2. A _Council of War in Appeal_, the presidency of which devolves on the President of the Appeal Court, of two judges, officers of the Public Force, of the State Prosecutor, and of a Registrar; 3. A _Court of First Instance_, composed of a professional judge, of a substitute, a doctor of laws, and of a Registrar; 4. A _Council of War of First Instance_, composed of a judge, officer of the Public Force, of the substitute attached to the Court of First Instance, and of a Registrar. These four jurisdictions are competent in penal cases. Those occurring under 1 and 3 are competent also in civil and commercial matters. They sit in such cases without the Public Minister. A report of the Registrar of the Court of First Instance attached to this sets forth the order of civil business. The other professional magistrates are distributed between the territorial courts and the councils of war. Territorial courts exist at Matadi, Leopoldville, Popokabaka, Coquilhatville, New Antwerp, Basoko, Stanleyville, Toa (Albertville), Lukafu, Kabinda (Katanga), Lusambo, and at the chief place of the Rusisi-Kivu zone (Uvira), independently of the councils of war, which will be shortly replaced by ordinary courts as the number of magistrates is increased. The Parquet attached to these courts is represented by the substitutes of the State Prosecutor, all of whom are doctors of laws. Among the following officials of judicial rank the majority are Belgians. There are also Italians, Danes, Swiss, and Norwegians. _President of Court of Appeal_: Baron G. Nisco. _Judges, Court of Appeal_: M. Horstmans, M. A. Gohr. _Judge, Court of First Instance_: M. T. Beeckman. _Prosecuting Attorney_: M. F. Waleffe. _Director_: M. A. Gohr. _Magistrates_ (_Territorial Judges and Substitutes_): Ernest Dupont, Hermann Weber, Iwan Grenade, Louis Rossi, J. Jenniges, P. Vincart, C. M. B. L. Greban de St. Germain, Stanislas Lefranc, Martin Rutten, Albert Sweerts, Robert de Meulemeester, Michel Cuciniello, Angelo Cagginla, Mario Falcetti, Gennaro Bosco, Frederic Erdrich, Manlio Scarpari, F. J. S. M. Lambin, Torquato Polimante, Louis Tessaroli, Paul Bossolo, T. C. Lund, H. G. Moth-Borglüm, C. J. R. Vandekelder, A. A. A. Celletti, C. E. A. M. Smets, C. L. Gianpetri, Jacob Vogt, Ragnvald Koht, T. Fessante, Adrien Beeckman.