Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 March 1973Vol. 44, No. 3

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 = $F 1.98, selling £1 = $F2.00. Aust. $ on Fiji $, buying $A0.93 = SFI, selling $A0.95 = $ F 1 WESTERN SAMOA.—Unavailable at time of going to press due to state of flux caused by US devaluation.

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 February 21, quoted: Selling, Noumea and Papeete, Pac francs to the sAust., 120.58 (commercial —export and import trans actions), 119.10 (financial) —nearly all other transactions). Paris-London: Buying 11.4650 francs to the £ (commercial); 11.6650 francs to the £ (financial). Also £ equals 207.8181 (buy ing), 207.2727 (selling) Pac. francs; 5.50 CFP to 1 metropolitan franc.

Banks should be approached for daily quotes.

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