Exchange Rates
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FIJI.—Oct 9: Through Bank of NSW, ANZ Bank, Bank of NZ, Bank of Baroda, First National City Bank, Aust $ on Fiji buying
$F1.097] = Sai.
COOK IS,, NIUE. —New Zealand currency Is used.
NEW HEBRIDES.—Oct 10: Through Bank of NSW, ANZ Bank, Commercial Bank of Australia, National Bank of A'asia, Banque Nationale De Paris, Barclays Bank, Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp, Mosbert Bank, $Ai = 91.33 New Hebridean francs (buying), 90.04 (selling)—airmail transfer rate.
WESTERN SAMOA.—Through Bank of Western Samoa, controlled from NZ, SWS. Tala 1 = $A1.29 (buying), $A1.32 (selling).
TONGA.—Tongan dollar (pa'anga) = $A 1.13 (buying), $A1.16 (selling).
Norfolk Is, Solomon Is, Geic, Nauru.—
Australian currency used; no exchange payable in transactions with Australia.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA.—PNG and Australian currency used; no exchange payable in trans actions with Australia.
FRENCH PACIFIC COLONIES.—Pacific francs (CFP) are used in New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna Is, and Fr Polynesia. French Bank,
Sydney, on Oct 10, quoted: SAI = 102.75 CFP (buying), 101.30 (selling). Paris-London: £1 = 9.1125 francs (buying), 9.1025 francs (selling). Pacific franc—London: £1 = 165.7272 CFP (buying), 165.5454 CFP (selling). CFP to 1 metropolitan franc 18.43 (buying), 17.94 (selling).
Banks should be approached for daily rates.
• A successful week-long practical course in vegetable growing, or ganised by the Agriculture Depart ment was held on Niue recently.
Guest speakers included Mr M. Lam bert, tropical agriculturist with the South Pacific Commission, and the director of the Sigatoka Research Station, Fiji, Mr Eric Hampton. The Minister of Agriculture, Mr Y.
Vivian, said that it had long been recognised that Niueans lacked the necessary vegetable protein in their diets. The course was being held to try to inject some enthusiasm into local growers and encourage them to increase crop production.