Exchange Rates
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FIJI. —Through Bank of NSW, ANZ Bank, Bank of NZ, Bank of Baroda, First National City Bank. Sterling £ on Fiji $, buying £1 = $F2.085; selling £1 = $2.11. Aust. $ on Fiji $, buying $A1.0117 = SFI, selling $A1.0288
= Sfi.
WESTERN SAMOA.—Through Bank of Western Samoa, controlled from NZ, seller $A1.2470 to SWS Tala 1.
Norfolk Is., Papua New Gulnea.—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 Is., and Fr. Polynesia. French Bank, Sydney, on Dec. 29, quoted: Selling, Noumea and Papeete, 113 Pac. francs tb the sAust.; Paris-London: Buying, 13.3125 francs to the £ (commercial —export and import transactions). 13.34 francs to the £ (financial —nearly all )ther transactions). Also £ equals 242.6818 Pac. francs; 5.50 CFP to 1 metropolitan franc.
Banks should be approached for daily quotes.