British and Intercolonial Exhibition

The British and Intercolonial Exhibition was a small world's fair held between 15 December 1923 and 2 February 1924 in Hokitika, West Coast, New Zealand to mark the opening of the Otira Tunnel and the diamond jubilee of Westland Province.^[1][2]

British and Intercolonial Exhibition
Cover of exhibition guidebook
Overview
BIE-class	Unrecognized exposition
Name	British and Intercolonial Exhibition
Motto	Westward-Ho
Area	40,000 square foot (3,700 m2)
Organized by	John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe patron, W.P.Massey vice patron
Location
Country	New Zealand
City	Hokitika, Westland
Coordinates	42°43′03″S 170°58′0″E
Timeline
Opening	15 December 1923
Closure	2 February 1924

The patron of the fair was the Governor-general John Jellicoe and the vice-patron then-Prime Minister William Massey.^[1]

40,000 square feet were allocated for the exhibition.^[1]

Legacy

A statue of Summer was erected to commemorate the exhibition, and is now outside the Hokitika Museum.^[3]

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  Summer (1925)
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  Commemorative plaque on statue