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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 April 1952Vol. XXII, No. 9

Exchange Rates

p. 138 · Read in the full issue

The following exchange rates exist 1 Sydney in April:— FlJl.—Through Bank of NSW and Ban of NZ.—Australia on Fiji basis £lO Fiji: Buying, £Alll/2/6; Selling, £Ali; Fiji-London, basis £lOO London; Buy ing, £llO/12/6; Selling, £ll2.

NZ-Fiji, basis £lOO NZ: Buying £lll/11/9; Selling, £llO/4/3.

SAMOA.—Through Bank of NZ.—Aus tralia on Samoa, basis £ 100 Samoa Buying, £ A123/12/6; Selling, £AI24/10/9 Samoa-London, basis £lOO London Buying, £lOO/7/6; Selling, £lOl/10/-.

Samoa-NZ, basis £lOO NZ: Buying £100; Selling, £lOO/10/-.

Samoa-Fiji, basis £lOO Samoa: Buying £111; Selling, £llO.

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

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

FR. PACIFIC COLONIES.—Pacific francs most valuable of the three franc group; in French Union, are used in N. Cale donia, N. Hebrides, and Fr. Oceania French Bank in Sydney quotes (nomin ally); 140 Pac. fr. to £Aust.; 175 Pac fr. to £Stg.; 64 Pac. fr. to US $.