The Native Land Laws Commissioners re turned from Otorohanga by yesterday's train, and sat again in the Custom-house buildings this morning, when Mr Theo. Cooper gave evidence. Be was em phatically of opinion thab the native land laws at present aro in a state of hopeless confusion, that there is no certainty of tenure about any lands derived from a Maori title, and thab the profession find ib almost impossible to advise clienbs with any degree of confi dence in respect of such transactions. Recent decisions in the Court of Appeal had shown the urgent need of reform. The whole of the existing native land laws should bo repealed. Two new statutes should bo passed in their place, one intro during a fresh system for future dealing with native land, and the other for setting uo a tribunal and a system for dealing with old titles under the old system. This new tribunal should consist of three men of such reputation and standing as would justify the Legislature in making their decisions absolutely final, no right of appeal being allowed. Power should be given these judges to validate titles and to issue certificates which would have tho effect of a grant for bhe titles which they validated. It would _ also enable them to pronounce as radically bad titles' which were defective from causes other than technical defects, and to refuse titles in such cases. The final sibbing of tho Commission takes place bo-morrow ab 11 a.m., when Mr John Lundon will be ex amined, and any other witness who may present himself. Tha Commission leaves for New Plymouth by the Takapuna on Monday morning.
