FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 142, 12 December 1935, Page 14

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Closing sight rates as quoted by the BaaK of New South Wales, Wellington} today, for buying'4and selling foreign currencies based on . New Zealand currency are as follows:— ". On On ' demand* .demand. - ;' . Buying Selling. ! Xew Zealand on £ s, d. £' l. d. London—£ N.Z. to £ stg. 100 123 10 0 124 8 » Australia —£A to £X.Z. 100 .-.. 101 0 0 100 10 0 Fiji-£F to £N.Z. 100 .90 7 6 89 0 0 New York—Dollars lo £N.Z. 1 ... =3.09% 3.95^ Mmmeal —Dollars lo £ N.Z. 1 4.03?4 3.99 V; Austria—Schillings to ' £ ' N.Z. 1 — ■ 20.90 Belgium—Belgas to £ N.Z. 1 .:. — 23.202 Czechoslovakia—Crowns to £ N.Z. 1. .• :;-. — 95.1S Denmark—Kroner' to £ N.Z.I ... 18.218 17.938. France—Francs to £ N.Z.- 1 CO.S7 59.32 Germany—Reichmarks ' to £N.Z. 1. .... ... — 9.635 .Holland—Florins to. '.£ N.Z; 1 ...•,.. 6.026 5.730 .lava—Florins to £ N.Z. 1 , .. 5.9T3 ' 5.702 Norway—Kroner to £ N.Z. 1. 10.210 . 15.930 Sweden—Kronor to £ ■ N.Z. 1 '.. 15.800 15.520 Switzerland—Francs to £N.Z. 1. .12.504 12.039 Noumea—Francs to £ NIZ. 1 ~ 61.92 55.57 Papeete^—Francs to £ N.Z. 1 •;. 61.92 55.57 Hong Kong—N.Z. pence to 1 dollar 199-16 2029-32 India and Ceylon—N:Z. pence to 1 rupee 22 lA 22 21-32 Japan—N.Z. pence to 1 ShKiishai—N.Z pence -to 1 dollar •. 17 9-64 IS 9-16 Singapore—N.Z. pence to 1 dollar ...... ... 34 7-32 33 7-32 The above rates i;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 iri Australia. 0 16 2Mj in' : U.S.A. 0 16 i% 'in Canada. ' . 0 9 6><! in France. 0 9 oM in . Germany. 0 9 5, in' Java. 1 7 10" in ' Japan.