The “Wairarapa Age” states that in a forceful and interesting address at a meeting convened by the Masterton Chamber of Commerce, Mr. G. H. Mackley, General Manager of Railways, observed that they must concede from the point of view of efficiency and in the national interest, the railway case was unanswerable.

Mr. Mackley said that in his dealings with prominent business men throughout the country who handled important transactions, he had been impressed by their appreciation of the problems confronting the executive officers of the Railways Board. It was certainly an encouragement to the administration to know that its efforts to render the best possible service were interesting the commercial community. Contacts with business leaders were both necessary and desirable and such meetings invariably resulted in good. The Department was vigorously attacking the difficult task of coping with the transportation needs of the Dominion. The railways had played an important part in the progressive development of transportation facilities and, he said, the rapid growth of New Zealand's industries was directly the result of railway expansion.