The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 May 1953Vol. XXIII, No. 10

Exchange Rates

p. 138 · Read in the full issue

Fiji.—Through Bank Of Nsw, An

BANK and BANK OF NZ. Australia on Fiji oasis £100 Fiji; Buying, £Alll/2/6; Selling £ A113. Fiji-London, basis £100 London B. £110/12/6; S. £112. NZ-Fiji, basis £10

Nz: B. £111/11/9; S. £110/4/3.

Samoa.— Through Bank Of Nz

Australia on Samoa, basis £100 Samoa B. £ A123/12/6; S. £A124/10/9. Samoa* London, basis £100 London; B £100/7/6; S. £101/10/-. Samoa-NZ basis £100 NZ; B. £100; S. £100/10/- Samoa-Flji, basis £100 Samoa: B. £111!

S. £110.

Papua-Ng.—Commonwealth Ban!

(branches Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul Madang) and BANK OF NSW (Pon Moresby, Lae, Rabaul) quote exchange rate Australla-Papua-NO: 10/- per £10d

Bsl—Commonwealth Bank (Brand

at Honiara) quotes exchange rate Aus tralia-BSI: 10/- per £100.

FR. PACIFIC COLONIES.—Pacific francs; most valuable of the three franc group in French Union, are used In New Cale? donia. New Hebrides, and Pr. Oceania; FRENCH BANK (Comptoir Nations D’Escompte de Paris) In Sydney quotes (nominally): 140 Pac. fr. to £Aust.; 171' Pac. fr. to £stg.; 64 Pac. fr. to US $.