OUR CENSOR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 9023, 31 October 1892, Page 3

OUR CENSOR.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,--Your amusing contributor " Mercutio" is rather hard on me, more particularly as he has the last word. I sometimes think when I read his effusions that I wish I knew he knew all he does not know. 1 was not aware he was the police champion in the discussion on the late accident or should not have presumed to utter a word in contradiction, only it is a pity the police advice did not come previous to accident instead of afterwards, since pain might have been saved to the sufferers. Would it be improper to call " Mercutio" a fragmentary man, or one who builds castles on fragments o! conversation, or a dissector of letters to suit his own peculiar taste ! Yes, " Mercutio" is right. Plenty of people say notwithstanding his vapourings that if the streets had been closed on this occasion it would not have prevented this accident; but of course these are ignorant people who have the " effrontery" to have an opinion. From Wellington we learn that the Mayor suspended traffic by virtue,of general control over streets, but has no express authority—probably on suggestion of the police, who could do and have repeatedly done the same thing,— am, etc., Facts. -