Exchange Rates

FlJl.—Through BANK OF NSW, ANZ BANK and BANK OF NZ. Australia on Fiji, basis £lOO Fiji: Buying, £Alll/2/6; Selling, £AII3. Fiji-London, basis £lOO London:' B. £llO/12/6; S. £ll2. NZ-Fiji, basis £lOO NZ: B. £lll/11/9; S. £llO/4/3.

Samoa.— Through Bank Of Nz.

Australia on Samoa, basis £lOO Samoa: B. £ A123/12/6; S. £AI24/10/9. Samoa- London, basis £lOO London: B. £lOO/7/6; S. £lOl/10/-. Samoa-NZ, basis £lOO NZ: B. £100; S. £lOO/10/-] Samoa-Fiji, basis £lOO Samoa: B. £111; S. £llO.

Papua-Ng.—Commonwealth Bank

(branches Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Madang) and BANK OF NSW (Port- Moresby, Lae, Rabaul) quote exchange rate Australia-Papua-NG: 10/- per £lOO.

Bsi.—Commonwealth Bank (Branch

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

FR. PACIFIC COLONIES.—Pacific francs, most valuable of the three franc groups in French Union, are used In New Cale donia, New Hebrides, and Pr, Oceania.

FRENCH BANK (Comptolr National D’Escompte de Paris) in Sydney quotes (nominally); 140 Pac. fr. to £Aust.; 175 Pac. fr. to £stg.; 64 Pac. fr. to US $