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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 March 1970Vol. 41, No. 3

Exchange Rates

p. 131 · Read in the full issue

FlJl.— Through Bank of NSW, ANZ Bank, Bank of NZ, Bank of Baroda. Sterling dollar on Fiji dollar, buying £Stg.l = $F2.085; selling $2.11. Aust. dollar on Fiji dollar, buying $A1.0117 = SFI; selling $A1.0288

= Sfi.

WESTERN SAMOA. —Through Bank of Western Samoa, controlled from NZ, seller SAI to SWS Tala 1.2470.

Norfolk Is., Papua-New Guinea. Aus

tralian currency used: no exchange payable in transactions with Australia.

FRENCH PACIFIC COLONIES.— Pacific francs CFP! are used in New Caledonia, New Hebrides (jointly with Australian dollars), Wallis and Futuna Islands and Fr. Polynesia. French Bank, Sydney, on Feb. 18, quoted: Selling, Noumea and Papeete, 110 Pac. francs to $ Aust.; approx. 100 Pac. francs to US $; Noumea 18 Pac. trancs to 1 French franc (conversion rate; 1 Pac. franc equals 0.055 French franc). Paris- London: Buying 13.36 francs to £Stg. Also, £Stg. equals 215.50 Pac. francs.