Exchange Rates

FlJl.—Through Bank of NSW and Bank* of NZ.—Australia on Fiji basis £lOOl Fiji: Buying, £Alll/2/6; Selling, £AII3.

Fijl-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 £lOO Samoa..

Buying, £AI23/12/6; 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 Bank (branches P. Moresby. Lae, Rabaul,: Madang) and Bank of NSW (P. Moresby, Lae, Rabaul) quote exchange rate Aus tralla-Papua-NG as 10/- per £lOO.

BSI. —Commonwealth Bank (branch at» Honiara) quotes exchange rate Aus tralla-BSI as 10/- per £lOO.

FR. PACIFIC COLONIES.—Pacific francs,, most valuable of the three franc groups* in French Union, are used in N. Gale-donia, N. Hebrides, and Fr. Oceanian French Bank in Sydney quotes (nomin-i ally): 140 Pac.-Xr. to £Aust.; 175 fr. to "£Stg-; 64 Pac. fr. to US $.