FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 17, 21 January 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:— On On demand. demand. Buying. Selling. New Zealand on £ a. d. £ s. d. London—£ N.Z. to £ stg. 109 ...- 123 10 0 121 8 9 Australia— £A to £N.Z. 10 o 101 0 0 100 10 0 Fiji—£F to £N.Z. 100 . 90 7 6 89 0 0 New Tort—Dollars to £N.Z. 1 4.01% 3.0-i/a Montreal—Dollars, to £ N.Z. 1 4.01Vi 3.97% Austria—Schillings to £ N.Z. 1 — 20-'9 Belgium—Beleaa to £ -„. ' N.Z. 1 — 23.3S1 Czechoslovakia—Crowns to £N.Z. 1 — 91'9j Denmark—Kroner to £ N.Z, 1 18.2B3 17.003 France—Francs to £ „„ N.Z. 1 01.24 60.00 Germany—Relchmarks to £N.Z. 1 — !>SI° Holland—Florins to £ N.Z. 1 ■..-• 0.011 r'so'' .Java—Florins lo £. N.Z. 1 5.093 R.i.7 Norway—Kroner to £ . N.Z. 1 1B-2M I-™03 Sweden—Kronor to £ r K.Z. 1 13.815 15.500 Switzerland—Francs lo £N.Z. 1 : 12.1TG 12.100 Noumea—Francs to £ N ,Z. 1 63.01 5S.63 Papeete—Francs to £ N.Z.-I •• 03.01 58.80 Hong Kong—N.Z. pence to 1 dollar IS 23-32 20 17-32 India and Ceylon—N.Z. ] \<,ric* pence to 1 rupee 22 1-10 2J 57-64 Janau —N.Z. pence to 1 yen — ShnnKhal—N.Z. pence to 1 dollar 17 5-61 18% Singapore—N.Z. pence to 1 dollar 3113-04 35 7-10 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 1R Sft in U.S.A. fl Hi n-;\ ill Canada. 0 !) 7";i in Krancp. ft !i r.?i In (lermnn.v. n H fiii in .Invii. 1 T 10% in Japan. _ .