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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 June 1965Vol. 36, No. 6

Exchange Rates

p. 140 · Read in the full issue

Fiji.—Through Bank Of Nsw, Anz

BANK. BANK OF NZ and THE BANK OF BARODA LTD. Australia on Fiji, basis £100 Fiji: Buying, £Alll/2/6; Selling, £ A113. Fijl-London, basis £100 London: B, £110/15/-; S. £112. NZ-FiJI, basis £100 NZ: B, £111/11/9; S, £110/4/3.

SAMOA.—Through BANK OF NZ. Aus tralia on Samoa, basis £100 Samoa; T.

T. B. £A123/12/6; S. £A124/10/9. Samoa- London, basis £100 London: B. £99/7/6; S. £101/10/-. Samoa-NZ, basis £100 NZ; B. £100; S. £100/10/-. Samoa-Flji basis £100 Samoa: B. £111; S. £110.

NORFOLK IS. —Commonwealth Bank quotes exchange rate Australia-Norfolk Island: 5/- per £A100.

Papua-Ng. — Commonwealth Bank

(Pt. Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Goroka, Bulolo, Kavieng, Madang, Wewak), BANK OF NSW (branches: Port Moresby, Lae, Bulolo, Rabaul, Madang, Samaral, 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 £A100.

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, 1965, 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), Parls-London: Selling 13.720 francs to £Stg.