The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 August 1957Vol. XXVIII, No. 1

Exchange Rates

p. 170 · Read in the full issue

FlJl.—Through BANK OF NSW. 4f BANK and BANK OF NZ. Australia Fiji, basis £lOO Fiji: Buying, £Alll/2 Selling, £ All 3. Fiji-London, basis £i London; B. £llO/15/-; S. £ll2. NZ-M basis £lOO NZ: B. £lll/11/9; S. £llO/*'

Samoa. —Through Bank Of Nz. A#

tralia on Samoa, basis £lOO Sama B. £ A123/12/6; S. £AI24/10/9. Samo London, basis £lOO London: B. £99/7' S. £lOl/10/-. Samoa-NZ, basis £lOO 3 B £100; S. £lOO/10/-. Samoa-Fiji, bi( £lOO Samoa: B. £111; S. £llO.

Papua - Ng.—Commonwealth Ba#

(Pt. Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Goroka, Bull Kavieng, Madang, Wewak), BANK OF N/ (branches: Port Moresby. Lae, Bull Rabaul, Madang, Samarai, Goro agencies; Wau, Boroko, Kokopo) A BANK (Port Moresby) and NATION BANK OF A/ASIA. (Port Moresby) qu; exchange rate Australia-Papua-NG; : per £AIOO.

NORFOLK IS.—Commonwealth Ba« quotes exchange rate Australia - Non Island: 5/- per £AIOO.

FR. PACIFIC COLONIES.—Pacific fra* most valuable of the three franc grcr in French Union, are used in New CC donia. New Hebrides, and Fr. Oceaa FRENCH BANK (Comptolr Natiol H’Escompte de Paris) in Sydney quoo Selling 140 Pac. fr. to £Aust.: 177 I fr. to £Stg.; 63 Pac. fr. to US $.