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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 November 1951Vol. XXII, No. 4

Exchange Rates

p. 138 · Read in the full issue

The following exchange rates exist Sydney in November: — FIJI. —Through Bank of NSW and Bat of NZ.—Australia on Fiji basis £1 Fiji: Buying, £Alll/2/6; Selling. £AII Fiji-London, basis £lOO London: Bu ing, £lll/2/6; Selling, £ll3.

SAMOA.—Through Bank of NZ.—An tralia on Samoa, basis £lOO Samtu Buying, £AI23/12/6; Selling, £AI24/10D Samoa-London, basis £lOO Londol Buying, £lOO/7/6; Selling. £lOl/10/-.

Samoa-NZ, basis £lOO NZ: Buyw £100; Selling, £lOO/10/-, Samoa-Fiji, basis £lOO Samoa: Buyu £111; Selling, £llO.

PAPUA - NG. —Commonwealth Ba (branches P. Moresby, Lae, Rabs Madang) and Bank of NSW (P. Moresa Lae. Rabaul) quote exchange rate A* tralia-Papua-NG as 10/- per £lOO.

BSl.—Commonwealth Bank (branch Honiara) quotes exchange rate AJ tralia-BSI as 10/- per £lOO.

FR. PACIFIC COLONIES.—Pacific frail most valuable of the three franc groc in French Union, are used in N. donia, N. Hebrides, and Fr. Oceaiu French Bank in Sydney quotes (nomi ally): 141.75 Pac. fr. to £Aust.; 178 V Pac. fr. to £Stg.; 64 Pac. fr. to US ;