The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 March 1954Vol. XXIV, No. 8

Exchange Rates

p. 162 · Read in the full issue

FlJl.—Through BANK OF NSW, At BANK and BANK OF NZ. Australia on FJ basis £lOO Fiji: Buying, £Alll/2/6; Belli £ All 3. Fiji-London. basis £lOO Londi B. £llO/12/6; S. £ll2. NZ-Fijl, basis £: NZ: B. £lll/11/9; S. £llO/4/3.

SAMOA.— Through BANK OF I Australia on Samoa, basis £lOO Sanaa B. £ A123/12/6; S. £AI24/10/fl. Same London, basis £lOO London: £lOO/7/6; S. £lOl/10/-. Samoa— basis £lOO NZ: B. £100; S. £ 100/lU Samoa-Fiji, basis £lOO Samoa: B. £!

S. £llO.

Papua-Ng.—Commonwealth Baf

(Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Kavi© Madang), BANK OF NSW (branches: Moresby, Lae, Bulolo, Rabaul, Madas Samarai; agency: Wau) and ANZ BA# (Port Moresby) quote exchange E Australia-Papua-NG: 10/- per £lOO.

Bsl—Commonwealth Bank (Brae

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

FR. PACIFIC COLONIES.—Pacific fras most valuable of the three franc gro in French Union, are used in New CZ donia, New Hebrides, and Fr. Oceat FRENCH BANK (Comptolr Natiol D’Escompte de Paris) in Sydney quo (nominally): 145.78 Pac. fr. to £Au. 176.72 Pac. fr. to £Stg.; 64.70 Pac.. to US $.