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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 October 1965Vol. 36, No. 10

Exchange Rates

p. 142 · Read in the full issue

FlJl,—Through BANK OF NSW, A BANK, BANK OF NZ and THE BA] OF BARODA LTD. Australia on F basis £lOO Fiji: Buying, £Alll/2, Selling, £AII3. Fiji-London, basis £] London: B, £llO/15/-; S. £ll2. NZ-F basis £lOO NZ: B, £lll/11/9; £llO/4/3.

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

T. B. £Ai23/12/6; S. £Ai24/10/9. Sami

London, basis £lOO London: B. £99/7, S. £lOl/10/-. Samoa-NZ, basis £lOO 1 B. £100; S. £lOO/10/-. Samoa-Fijl ba £lOO Samoa: B. £111; S. £llO.

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

Papua-Ng. Commonwealth Bai

(Pt. Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Goroka, Bulo Kavieng, Madang, Wewak), BANK ( NSW (branches: Port Moresby, Lae, Bulo Rabaul, Madang, Samarai, Gorol agencies: Wau, Boroko, Kokopo), A] BANK (Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul) a

National Bank Of A/Asia. (P<

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

French Pacific Colonies.—Paci

francs (CPF) are used in New Ca: donia, New Hebrides, and Fr. Polynes FRENCH BANK (Comptoir Natioi D’Escompte de Paris, Sydney), in Sep 1965, quoted: Selling, Noumea, 196 Pi francs to £ Aust.; Papeete 196 (non Pac. francs to £ Aust.; 247 Pac. frar to £ Stg., approx. 90 Pac. francs to US Noumea 18 Pac. francs to 1 Fren franc (conversion rate: 1 Pac. fra equals 0.055 French franc), Paris-Londo Selling 13.75 francs to £Stg.