Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 February 1974Vol. 45, No. 2

Exchange Rates

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FlJl.— Through Bank of NSW, ANZ Bank, B»nk of NZ, Bank of Baroda, First National City Bank. Aust. $ on Fiji $ buying $A0.8165 = SFI, selling $A0.8337 = SFI.

WESTERN SAMOA.— Through Bank of Western Samoa, controlled from NZ, SWS. Tala 1 = $A 1.0997 (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 January 15, quoted: Selling, Noumea and Papeete, Pac francs to the sAust., 132.30 (commercial —export and import trans actions), 137.07 (financial) —nearly all other transactions. Paris-London: Buying 10.96 francs to the £ (commercial); 11.35 francs to the £ (financial). Also buying £ = 199.17 (com mercial), 206.36 (financial) Pac. francs; 5.50 CFP to 1 metropolitan franc.

Banks should be approached for daily quotes.

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