The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 September 1952Vol. XXIII, No. 2

Exchange Rates

p. 138 · Read in the full issue

FlJl.—Through BANK OF NSW as BANK OF NZ. Australia on Fiji, bac £lOO Fiji: Buying, £Alll/2/6; Selliil £ All 3. Fiji-London, basis £lOO Londob B. £llO/12/6; S. £ll2. NZ-Fiji, basis £.S NZ: B. £lll/11/9; S. £llO/4/3.

SAMOA,— Through BANK OF I Australia on Samoa, basis £lOO Samio B. £ A123/12/6; S. £AI24/10/9. Samm London, basis £lOO London: £lOO/7/6; S. £lOl/10/-. Samoa-K -basis £lOO NZ: B. £100; S. £lOO/10)J Samoa-Fiji, basis £lOO Samoa: B. £ll S. £llO.

Papua-Ng.—Commonwealth Baii

(branches Port Moresby, Lae, Rabast Madang) and BANK OF NSW (PtS Moresby, Lae, Rabaul) quote excham rate Australia-Papua-NG: 10/- per £ll

Bsl—Commonwealth Bank (Branti

at Honiara) quotes exchange rate Af/ tralia-BSI: 10/- per £lOO.

FR. PACIFIC COLONIES.—Pacific franu most valuable of the three franc grouo in French Union, are used in New CaA: donia, New Hebrides, and Fr. Oceana FRENCH BANK (Comptoir Natioito D’Escompte de Paris) in Sydney quoio (nominally): 140 Pac. fr. to £Aust.; I Pac. fr. to £stg.; 64 Pac. fr. to US $.