The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 September 1955Vol. XXVI, No.2

Exchange Rates

p. 162 · Read in the full issue

FlJl.—Through BANK OF NSW, BANK and BANK OF NZ. Australia oni basis £lOO FIJI: Buying. £Alll/2/6; Sel £ All 3. Fijl-London, basis £lOO Lonr B. £llO/12/6; S. £ll2. NZ-FIJI, basis NZ: B. £lll/11/0; S. £llO/4/3.

Samoa.—Through Bank Of Nz.

tralia on Samoa, basis £lOO Sal,

B. £ A123/12/6; S. £Ai24/10/0. Sai,

London, basis £lOO London: B. £100,( S. £lOl/10/-. Samoa-NZ, basis £lOOl B. £100; S. £lOO/10/-. Samoa-Fiji, £lOO Samoa: B. £111; S. £llO.

Papua - Ng.—Commonwealth B*

(Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Kav?

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

Bsi.—Commonwealth Bank (Bn

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

FR. PACIFIC COLONIES.—Pacific fn most valuable of the three franc gi; in French Union, are used in New < donia, New Hebrides, and Fr. Ocea FRENCH BANK (Comptolr Natt D’Escompte de Paris) in Sydney qm Selling 140 Pac. fr. to £Aust.; 180 ( fr. to £Stg.; 63 Pac. fr. to US $.