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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 May 1974Vol. 45, No. 5

Exchange Rates

p. 124 · Read in the full issue

FIJI. —Through Bank of NSW, ANZ Bank, Bank of NZ, Bank of Baroda, First National City Bank, Aust $ on Fiji $ buying $A0.8307

= Sfi.

COOK IS., NIUE.— New Zealand currency is used.

NEW HEBRIDES. —Through Bank of NSW, ANZ Bank, Commercial Bank of Australia, National Bank of A'asia, Barclays B:nk, Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp, Mosbert Bank. SAI = 150.30 New Hebridean francs (buying); 148.33 (selling).

WESTERN SAMOA.— Through Bank of Western Samoa, controlled from NZ, SWS. Tala 1 = SAI.OIOI (buying), $A1.1170 (selling).

TONGA.— Tongan dollar (pa'anga) = $A0.9749.

Norfolk Is, Solomon Is, Geic, Nauru,

PAPUA NEW GUINEA. —Australian currency used; no exchange payable in transactions with Aus tralia.

FRENCH PACIFIC COLONIES.— Pacific francs (CFP) are used in New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna Is, and Fr Polynesia. French Bank, Sydney, on April 17, quoted: SAI 133.60 CFP (buying), 131.03 (selling). Paris-London; £1 = 11.61 francs (buying), 11.54 hancs (sellmg).

Pacific franc London: £1 = 211.10 CFP (buying), 209.92 CFP (selling). 5.50 CFP to 1 metropolitan franc.

Banks should be approached for daily quotes.