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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 February 1967Vol. 38, No. 2

Exchange Rates

p. 146 · Read in the full issue

FlJl.—Through BANK OF NSW, ANZ BANK, BANK OF NZ and THE BANK OF BARODA LTD. Australia on Fiji, basis £F100: Buying, $A221.73; Selling, $A226. Fiji-London, basis £Stg.loo; B. £FII2; S. £FIIO/15/-. NZ-Fiji, basis

£Nz100; B. £Flll/11/9; S. £Fiio/4/3.

Western Samoa. Through Bank

OF WESTERN SAMOA. Australia on W Samoa basis £WS100: B. $A246.67; S. £ A 249.08. W. Samoa-NZ, basis

£Nz100: B. £Ws99/11/3; S.

£ WSIOO/10/-. Fiji-W. Samoa, basis

£ Ws100: B. £Fio9/17/6; S. £Fiii.

W. Samoa-London, basis £ Stg. 100: B.

£Wsioo/L/3; S. £Wsioi/10/-.

Norfolk Is. And Papua-New

GUlNEA.—Australian currency used; no exchange payable in transactions with Australia.

French Pacific Colonies.—Pacific

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

FRENCH BANK (Comptoir National D’Ecompte de Paris, Sydney, in Jan. 1966, quoted: Selling, Noumea, 98 Pac. francs to $ Aust.; Papeete 98 (nom.) Pac. francs to $ Aust.; 247 Pac, francs to £ Stg., approx. 90 Pac. francs to US $; Noumea 18 Pac. francs to 1 French franc (conversion rate: 1 Pac. franc equals 0.055 French franc), Paris-London: Buying 13.82 francs to £Stg.