Exchange Rates
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FlJl.— Through Bank of NSW, ANZ Bank, Bank of NZ, Bank of Baroda, First National City Bank. Sterling £ on Fiji $, buying £1 = JF2.085; selling £1 = $2.11. Aust. $ on Fiji buying $A1.0212 = SFI, selling $A1.0036 $F 1.
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 December 14, quoted: Selling, Noumea and Papeete, Pac francs to the sAust., 109.01 (commercial —export and import trans actions), 109.07 (financial) —nearly all other transactions). Paris-London: Buying, 11.870 francs to the £ (commercial); 11.875 francs to the £ (financial). Also £ equals 215.8181 (buy ing), 215.6363 (selling) Pac. francs; 5.50 CFP to 1 metropolitan franc.
Banks should be approached for daily quotes.