An article in the Parramatta Chronicle, dated 27.4.1844 :- NEW ZEALAND from our own Correspondent. By late accounts from Cook's Strait, it appears that the natives in the vicinity of Wellington are still in a very discontented and unsettled state. The present dissatisfaction arises from the small amount of compensation awarded them by the Government, which they have declined to accept, as they consider it altogether insufficient for the land which they have alienated in Wellington and the neighbourhood. When the last vessel left, no actual hostilities had occurred, and it was thought that the military force stationed there, under the direction of that able and judicious officer, Major Richmond of the 96th Regt., police Magistrate, would be more than a match for any body of natives which might attack the township. It is a fortunate circumstance, that, at a period of such difficulty, so experienced an officer as Major Richmond is stationed at Wellington. Since the writing the above, we have heard with much satisfaction that his Excellency Captain Fitzroy has appointed Major Richmond his representative at Wellington, with the title of his Honor the Superintendent of the Southern Division of New Zealand. During the Governor's late visit to Cook's Strait, he had displayed uncommon ability in adjusting the land claims, and in conciliating the native chiefs. His firmness, integrity, and application to business, are the theme of universal approbation.