The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 16 October 1945Vol. XVI, No. 3

Exchange Rates

p. 66 · Read in the full issue

THE following exchange quotations snow die rates existing in mid-October:

Fiji

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

Western Samoa

Through Bank of New Zealand: —Australia on Western Samoa on basis of £lOO Samoa: Buy ing, £ A99/12/6; selling, £ AlOO/2/6. Samoa on London on basis of £lOO in 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 e

Telegraphic transfer Buying. £ s. d.

Selling. £ s. d. £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 6 120 days . .. 120 18 9 —