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Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 July 1938, Page 9

“There is an undercurrent of petty dishonesty in America,” said Dr C. C. Fulmer, of San Francisco, who is visiting New Zealand. “It is rife among the average people of the community, who seem to lack principles and evade all sorts of restrictions. Of course, we have our racketeers and murderers, but this is a different matter, an everlasting desire to put one across the law. Small things, such as breaking of parking regulations, speeding, and a disregard for person and property, are the main offences. I think that the trouble is that the people believe that they are ruled by a dishonest government with dishonest officials, and to show this belief they are indulging in these breaches. Too many young people going to the high schools have their own cars, and in my opinion this is a bad thing. In New Zealand they ride bicycles, but when you can buy an old car for 50 dollars and petrol at 16 cents a gallon, who would be without a car?”