FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 106, 31 October 1936, Page 12

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Closing sight rates as quoted by the Bank of New South Wales, Wellington, today, for buying and selling foreign currencies, based on New Zealand currency, are as follows:— Buying. Selling. ■ ' On demand. On demand. New Zealand on . £ s. d. £ s. d. Lon o don-£X. Z .to_£_ S t e;i23i() o % fi Au S tralia-£A ; m fl q fl Fiji—£F to £N.Z. 100 . 90 1 6 89 0 0 New York — Dollars to £X.Z. 1 3.36.% 3.92H Montreal—Dollars to £ . x.Z. 1 .. 3.96% . 3.92^ Austria —Schillings to £ . „ N.Z. 1 — ?0-00 Belgium—Belgas. to £ . . N.Z. l — ■ 23.1o3 ■CreehMlowUa - Crowns _ os Denmark-Kron^^ ig2G3 France—Francs to £ X.Z. 1 — 81-31 Germany—Reichmarks to SX.Z. 1 — ' 9.698 Holland—Florins to £ Italy—Lire to 'sx.'z." 1. . — j aTa —Florins to £N.Z. 1. — '-1'3 Norway—Kroner to £ . N.Z. 1. 16.241 la.SU J Sweden—Kronor to £ ,--„„ NZ i 13.845 lo.oOO Switzerland—Francs to ' . ' £X.Z. 1 — li-.0O9 Noumea—Francs to £ N.Z. 1 — 82i)G~ Papeete—Francs to £ . : o , ,, X.Z. 1 — 83-u *Z S1 KZ^: Z:.*.T. IS* 1849-64 't^Wr"^'.. Mll-M 41-64 Japan—N.Z. pence to 1 ,.-,,«» yen — l> o3-64 Shanghai—N.Z. • pence to n , 1 dollar 1' 4^-64 18 7-o2 Singapore—K.Z. pence to 1 dollar 34% 3j 3-16 Chefoo—N.Z. pence - to ..,,., 1 dollar 17 45-64 18 23-64 The above rates are for on demand transactions. The .£1 is £1 in New Zealand currency. The rates are subject to alteration without notice... Based on the figures quoted by the Bank of New South Wales the New Zealand pound, compared with its original par value, is equivalent to approximately:— £ s. d. 0 16 1 In London. 10 1 In Australia. 0 16 114 in U.S.A. 0 16 1% • In Canada. 0 13 e^i in France. 0 16 IVi in- Italy. 0 9 5% in Germany. 0 11 101.4. in JaTa. 1 8 OH In Japan.