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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 February 1971Vol. 42, No. 2

Exchange Rates

p. 109 · Read in the full issue

FlJl.—Through Bank of NSW, ANZ Bank, lank of NZ, Bank of Baroda. Sterling dollar >n Fiji dollar, buying £1 = $F2.11; selling ►2.085. Aust. dollar on Fiji dollar, buying iA1.0117 = SFI; selling $A1.0288 = SFI.

WESTERN SAMOA.—Through Bank of Western iamoa, controlled from NZ, seller $A1.2470 to >WS Tala 1.

Norfolk Is., Papua-New Guinea. Aus

ralian currency used: no exchange payable in ransactions with Australia.

FRENCH PACIFIC COLONIES.—Pacific francs CFP) are used in New Caledonia, New Hebrides jointly with Australian dollars), Wallis and utuna Islands and Fr. Polynesia. French Bank, iydney, on Jan. 20, quoted: Selling, Noumea md Papeete, 109 Pac. francs to $ Aust.; ipprox. 97 Pac. francs to US $; Noumea 18 ’ac. francs to 1 French franc (conversion rate; Pac. franc equals 0.055 French franc). Paris ondon: Buying 13.20 francs to £. Also, £ quals 240.04 Pac, francs.