Free French Pacific Colonies
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Since the collapse of France, London banks have suspended their quotations on Paris; there fore the French Pacific Colonial bank rates formerly furnished to the “PIM” by the Comp toir National d’Escompte de Paris (Sydney) and the Bank of NSW (Sydney) are unavailable.
Most of the business between the Free French Colonies in the Pacific and Australia is being done in Australian currency; but there is in existence an unofficial, fluctuating rate of be tween 140 and 143.5 francs to the Australian £.