The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 July 1963Vol. XXXIII, No. 12

Exchange Rates

p. 150 · Read in the full issue

FlJl—Through BANK OF NSW. Ai BANK and BANK OF NZ. Australia Fiji, basis £lOO Fiji: Buying, £Alll/2, Selling, £AII3. Fiji-London, basis £!

London: B. £llO/15/-; S. £ll2. NZ-Fi basis £lOO NZ: B. £lll/11/9; S. £llO/4, SAMOA.—Through BANK OF NZ. Ai tralia on Samoa, basis £lOO Samoa:

T. B. £Ai23/12/6; S. £Ai24/10/9. Same

London, basis £lOO London; B, £99/7 S. £lOl/10/-. Samoa-NZ, basis £lOO » B. £100; S. £lOO/10/-. Samoa-Flji. ba £lOO Samoa; B. £111; S. £llO.

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

Papua - Ng.—Commonwealth Ba>

(Pt. Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Qoroka, Bulo: Kavieng, Madang, Wewak), BANK OF NS (branches: Port Moresby, Lae, Bulol Rabaul, Madang. Samarai. Gorok agencies; Wau, Boroko, Kokopo), A> BANK (Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul) ai

National Bank Of A/Asia. (Po

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

French Pacific Colonies.—Pacif

francs (CPF) are used in New Calf donia, New Hebrides, and Fr. Polynesi FRENCH BANK (Comptoir Nation!

D’Escompte de Paris, Sydney), in Jub 1963, quoted; Selling, Noumea, 196 Pa< francs to £ Aust.; Papeete 196 (noffl Pac. francs to £ Aust.; 247 Pac. franc to £ Stg., 96.5 Pac. francs to US 1 Noumea 18 Pac. francs to 1 Freed franc (conversion rate: 1 Pac. fra® equals 0.055 French franc). Paris-Londofl Selling, 1": 725 francs to £Stg.