The Wellington correspondent of the Otago Daily Times says :.— The rumour per sists that Ministers are anxious to post pone tbe opening of Parliament for a fortnight. When this rumour was first circulated I spoke to the Hon B. J. Seddon (the new Premier) on the subject, and he told me there was no foundation for it. It was impossible it could be true in the form the rumour originally took, because the Auditor-General:. could refuse to pass any expenditure of public money after June 30. The statement now takes a different shape. It is said that Parliament will meet on the ' date fixed, that an imprest supply will be immediately asked for, and thea Ministers will move that the House adjourn for a | short period to enable Ministers to mature their policy. It iB said by the supporters of the Government this proceeding would be reasonable; others denounce it as unrea sonable. The reason assigned for it is that the new Colonial Treasurer would require to make himself: master of the details and the figures which would make up the Financial Statement. Another reason given is that while the late Premier's policy will be strictly followed, there are numerous matters which were perfectly familiar to him, which would have to be investigated by his successor in ord^r to ascertain what the Bcope of the policy was; The opponents of the Government look upon^ this reasoning as groundless, and covering some motive to Becure an advan tage. THB NEW PRBIUEB. In referring to the Hon R. J. Seddon's accession to the Premiership, the Welling ton Times says :— " His experience of office in the past and the added responsibilities of tbo Premiership mußt necessarily tend to the due observance of that tact and judgment which form essential qualifica tions for tho difficult task of leading and movinga party, or influencing effectively, the body of the Legislature. His long residence in theColony,aod his'practice in swaying masses of men under varied cir cumstances, form important factors in his social and political education which will stand him in good stead now. In all this there iB no rift in tho Government lute, for the Premier's colleagues aro with him in all loyalty in the arrangement announced yesterday in our columns. We cannot say so much for the musical instrument of the Opposition. 