Keen Public Spirit.

An indication of his public spirit was shown when he took up the cudgels on behalf of the Dalmatians, of Kaikohe, who were threatened with internment during the Great War. He successfully defended them, and his action was approved by the Royal commission which subsequently dealt with the question. Mr. Mackley still prizes a watch given him by the grateful Dalmatians in recognition of his disinterested efforts on their behalf.

As a member of the Railway Officers’ Institute, Mr. Mackley took an active interest in the affairs of his fellow railwaymen, and was on two occasions chosen as delegate to the Institute's annual conference.

Throughout his career he has invariably gained the highest regard of the various officers with whom he has worked, and the reports of these officers bear striking testimony of the high regard in which he was held throughout the service. Among the general public also Mr. Mackley is held in the highest esteem, because of the helpful attitude he adopts toward all those with whom the Department has to deal, and the very thorough way in which all representations made to him are considered.

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