FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 109, 4 November 1935, 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:— Oa On Buying. Selling. ,N"cw Zealand on S s, d. £ l. <L London—£N.Z. to S stg. 100 ..'. 123 10 0 124 8 9 Australia—£A to SN.Z. 100 101 0 0 100 10 0 Fiji—EF to £N.Z. 100 .00 I 6 80 0 0 New York—Dollars to £X.Z. 1 3.99 ft 3.9-1% tlontreal—Dollars to £ X.Z. 1 4.03 3.95V4 Austria—Schillings to £ X.Z. 1. — 20.80 Bslu'ium—Belgas to £ X.Z. 1. — 23.131 Czechoslovakia—Crowns to £N.Z. 1 — 05.26 Denmark—Kroner to £ N.Z. 1 15.21S 17.938 France—Francs to £ ■N.Z. 1 CO.OI ■ 59.30 Germany—Rciciiniarks to £X.Z. 1 — 9.G11 Holland—Florins to S X.Z. 1 G.OOO - r..70i Italy—Lire to £X.Z. 1. — 47.98 Java—Florins to £ S.Z. 1 5.049 5.6T8 —Kroner to £ X.Z. 1 10.211 15.031 Sweden—Kronor to £ N.Z. 1 15.500 15.520 Switzerland—Francs to £X.Z. 1 12.411 11.976 Noumea—Francs to £ N.Z. 1 61.06 55.61 Papeete—Francs to £ N.Z. 1 CI.OG 55.61 Hong KonR—N.Z. pence to 1 dollar 24 29-32 201-32 India and Ceylon—N.Z. pence to 1 rupee .... 22 7-32 22% Janaa—N.Z. pence to 1 yen — 17 43-64 Shanghai—N.Z. pence to 1 dollar 17 T-1B IS 13-16 Singapore—N.Z. pence to 1 dollar 84% . 35% 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:— £ a. d. 0 16 1 in London. 10 1 in Australia. 0 Hi 2 in U.S.A. I) 15 4 .■ in Canada. 0 9 Q% in France. 0 10 0 ' in Italy. 0 9 5 in Germany. (I n 4% in .lara. 1 7 O l,^ in Japan.