The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 18 September 1945Vol. XVI, No. 2

Exchange Rates

p. 74 · Read in the full issue

THE following exchange quotations snow the rates existing in mid-September:—

Fiji

Through Bank of NSW and Bank of New Zealand:—Australia on Fiji on basis of £lOO Fiji: Buying, £Alll/2/6; selling, £AII3. Flji- London on basis of £lOO London: —

New Guinea And Papua

Only nominal at present.

Free French Pacific Colonies

Buying, 160; selling, 163; francs to Aust, £.

• Buying.

Selling. £ s. d. £ s. d.

Telegraphic transfer . .. 110 15 0 112 0 0 On demand 110 12 6 111 17 8

Western

Samoa

Through Bank of New Zealand: —Australia on Western Samoa on basis of £100 Samoa; Buying, £ A99/12/6; selling, £ A100/2/6.

Samoa on London on basis of £ 100 in London: Buying.

Selling. £ s. d. £ s. d.

Telegraphic transfer — £125 10 0 On Demand £ 122 18 9 125 7 6 30 days 122 8 9 125 2 6 60 days 121 18 9 124 17 6 90 days 121 8 9 124 12 e 120 days 120 18 9 —