Exchange Rates
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FlJl.— Through Bank of NSW, ANZ Bank, Bank of NZ, Bank of Baroda, First National City Bank, Aust $ on Fiji $ buying $A0.8307
= Sfi.
NEW HEBRIDES. —Through Bank of NSW, ANZ Bank, Commercial Bank of Australia, National Bank of A'asia, Barclays Bank, Flong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp, Mosbert Bank. SAI = 132.22 New Hebridean francs (buying); 130.12 (selling).
WESTERN SAMOA. —Through Bank of Western Samoa, controlled from NZ, SWS. Tala 1 = $A 1.0997 (buying), $ A 1.1170 (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, Wallis and Futuna Is, and Fr Polynesia. French Bank, Sydney, on February 14, quoted: Selling, Noumea and Papeete, Pac francs to the sAust, 131.42 (commercial —export and import trans actions), 131.48 (financial) —nearly all other transactions. Paris-London: Buying 11.4347 trancs to the £ (commercial); 11.439 francs to the £ (financial). Also buying £ = 208 (com mercial), 207.906 (financial) Pac francs; 5.50 CFP to 1 metropolitan franc.
Banks should be approached for daily quotes.