Soon It Will Be The

Two Dollar Story

Although Australia has been using decimal curency for more than two years now, in the backblocks of the New Hebrides Australian pounds, shillings and pence are still going the rounds.

However, the Condominium Gov ernment is now making a serious effort to call in the old money and exchange it for new, A government ship was due to visit Ambrym, Pente cost and AAalekula for this purpose in March, and a number of other islands in April and May. Presum ably, the Big Mambas' stock phrase will soon be "two dollars" instead of "one pound".