Fiji Closer

To D-Day

The campaign to prepare people for the decimal currency changeover in Fiji on January 13 is intensifying. By October 11, over 1,000 government officers had been schooled in the com plexities of the changeover.

Decimal Currency Board courses for key personnel in commerce and industry are being held throughout the colony until the end of November. Some government departments have appointed their own training officers.

There are also increasing re quests for the government to release some coins—those of equal value to the present cur rency, such as the 10 cent coin which will equal 1/ prior to January 13. It’s felt this would help the tourist industry in particular, enabling hotel staff to get used to the new coins and their value before D-Day.