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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 140, 9 March 1929, Page 26

The “armchair” critic is ready to find fault, readier to impute unworthy motives, but most unready to bestir himself, to seal and confirm his criticism by offering to do Well what he insists others are doing ill. The better qualified the' critic, the less Weight there is in his criticism unless it is backed by some evidence of willingness to do more than merely gird at those who, if they make mistakes, at least try to do something. Those who enter public life must expect to be criticised to some extent, for it Is one of the Inevitable features of the way affairs are conducted under the representative system. It is only when continuous grumbling goes hand in hand with general apathy at the time when a practical expression of public opinion is needed that the note becomes an unhealthy one. Civic affairs in Wellington have been indicted as displaying this feature. It is . unfortunately necessary to confess that Auckland Is not free from a similar reproach.—“ New Zealand Herald.” The opinion that motor-drivers ip general are exercising more, caution than formerly was expressed by the traffic inspector to the Manurewa Town Board on Monday night (states the “Herald”). He estimated three-quarters of his time Was occupied in supervising traffic on main highways in the district. Information in that respect had been asked for by the Main Highways Board, following numerous applications for subsidies on the provision of traffic inspectors. The inspector considered the importance of the work warranted the payment of a subsidy, but for the more efficient control of traffic the appointment of more traffic inspectors was essential. The board decided to inform the Main Highways Board accordingly. and to ask for a subsidy toward |IK) <wei oi tha zexvicaa,