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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3376, 17 October 1879, Page 2

Akothee day has passed and no real advance has been made with the business of the country. A second time Mr Macandrew'a motion for the adjournment has been carried on the voices the Govern, ment even not asking for a division on the question. This simply shows that the Opposition are all powerful, and are as determined as ever to compel the Government to take the no*cotifidence motion. The Government are as* determined on their side not to take it till Tuesday, and so to gain time to complete their arrangements. It is to be regretted that from party purposes the business of the country should be obstructed, and from the feeling shotvn by both sides we see little prospect of a better state of things for some weeks yet. Honorable members seem to give very little 1 attention to the fact that each day lost costs the country a large cum of money, notwithstanding that tho financial situation of the colony is represented as being so bad. We would like to see a little more attention given to matters of real interest than the present unseemly squabble for office.