New Hebrides

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/15/-; S. £ll2. NZ-Fijl, basis £lOO NZ: B. £lll/11/9; S. £llO/4/3.

SAMOA.—Through BANK OF NZ. Aus tralia on Samoa, basis £lOO Samoa: T.

T. B. £ AI23/12/6; S. £AI24/10/9. Samoa- London, basis £lOO London: B. £O9/7/6; 8. £lOl/10/-. Samoa-NZ, basis £lOO NZ: B. £100; S. £lOO/10/-. Samoa-Fijl, basis £lOO Samoa: B. £111; s. £llO.

NORFOLK IS. —Commonwealth Bank quotes exchange rate Australia - Norfolk Island: 5/- per £AIOO.

Papua - Ng.—Commonwealth Bank

fPt. Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Goroka. Bulolo Kavieng, Madang, Wewak), BANK OF NSW (branches: Port Moresby, Lae, Bulolo.

Rabaul. Madang. Samarai. Goroka; agencies- Wau. Boroko, Kokopo). ANZ BANK (Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul) and

National Bank Of A/Asia. (Port

Moresby, Lae) quote exchange rate Australia-Papua-NG; 10/- per £AIOO.

French Pacific Colonies.—Pacific

francs (CPF) are used in New Cale donia, New Hebrides, and Fr. Polynesia.

FRENCH BANK (Comptoir National D’Escompte de Paris, Sydney), in May 1963, quoted: Selling, Noumea, 196 Pac. francs to £ Aust.; Papeete 196 (nom.) Pac. francs to £ Aust.; 247 Pac. francs to £ Stg., 96.5 Pac. francs to US $; Noumea 18 Pac. francs to 1 French franc (conversion rate: 1 Pac. franc equals 0.055 French franc). Paris-London: Selling, 13.725 francs to £Stg.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 11 tor Paili, Cape Rodney, Pt. Mor arr. 1.15 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 3 for Rorona (opt.), Area (c Kairuku. Bereina, Pt. Moresby, 4.55 p.m.

New Caledonia

TRANSPAC, with Herons and Rapi Noumea-Mare: Tues., Fri. dep. Noum p.m. for Mare, Noumea, arr. 4 p Noumea-Lifou: Tues.. Wed., Fri Noumea 8 a.m. for Lifou, Noumea, 10 a.m. Sat.; Dep. Noumea 2 p.m Lifou, Noumea, arr. 4 p.m Noumea-Ouvea; Tues. dep. ’ Noumea a.m. for Ouvea, Noumea, arr. 1.30 Sat.: Dep. Noumea 8 a.m. for Ox Noumea, arr. 10 a.m.

Noumea-Houailou-Koumac: Wed. Sat Noumea 1 p.m. for Houailou ’and'] mac, Noumea, arr. 4.25 p.m.

Noumea-Isle of Pines: Mon., Wed., Sat. dep. Noumea 10.45 a.m. for of Pines, Noumea, arr. 12 noon £ Dep. Noumea 8 a.m. for Isle of P Noumea arr. 5 p.m.

New Hebrides

New Hebrides Airways, with Drovei Mon., Thurs.: Dep. Vila 8.30 a.m.

Tanna, arr. 9.45 a.m., dep. p.m., arr. Vila 4.45 p.m. (Usi a flight is made from Tanna to ei Aneityum, Futuna, Aniwa Erromanga before the sched departure for Vila).

Tues.: Dep. Vila 8.30 a.m. for Tongoa, 9.05 a.m., dep. 10 a.m., Vila, arr. ] a.m. (with extension to Pentecost Santo on demand).

Details from New Hebrides Ain* Vila.