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 = $F1.8675, selling £1 = $F1.8925. Aust. $ on Fiji $, buying $A0.8536 = SFI, selling
$A0.8708 = Sfi.
WESTERN SAMOA.—Through Bank of Western Samoa, controlled from NZ, SWS. Tala 1 = $A1.0997 (buying), $A1.1170 (selling).
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 September 18, quoted: Selling, Noumea and Papeete, Pac francs to the sAust., 114.10 (commercial —export and import trans actions), 115.78 (financial)— nearly all other transactions. Paris-London; Buying 10.2500 francs go the £ (commercial); 10.4200 francs to the £ (financial). Also £ = 186.2727 (buy ing), 186.0909 (selling) Pac. francs; 5.50 CFP to 1 metropolitan franc.
Banks should be approached for daily quotes.