FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 23, 28 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 bi.sed on New Zealand currency are as follows: —

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. I 0 16 1 In London. 10 1 In Australia. 0 16 5% in U.S.A. 0 16 5<4 In Canada. 0 9 7% in France. 0 9 IVi In Germany. (1 9 6 1/ iin .lava. 1 1 10% in Japan.

On On demand. demand. Buying. Selling. New Zealand on £ 8. d. £ »• &■ LO s iri70^: Z:... t°... £. 12 3 1 0 0 124 8 9 Fiji— BT to £N.Z. 100 . 90 7 6 89 0 0 New York—Dollars to £N.Z. 1. 4.06 V4 1.01% Montreal—Dollars to £ NZ. 1 4.04% 1.00'A Austria— Schillings to £ „ N.Z. 1. — '°-'s. Belgium—Belgas to £ K.Z. 1 ■•• — 23.133 Czechoslovakia—Crowns to £N.Z. 1 — 91-9j Denmark r Kronerto_£ m France-Franc=, -to £ Germany—Reichmarka to £N.Z. 1 — asl'1 Holland—Florins to £ _ j^2 1 u.Olj .j.oUJ . Ja va-Klorins to £ g^ . NS yI*r:..l." 16.245 1S.905 Sweden—KrpDor to £ >j 2 1. • 15.ola Io.jUU SwlUerland-Franca to <JN.Z. 1 12.502 l^.ldJ NTNTV rr. anC. 3... t0..^ 63.01 58.62 ■ PKlfT lnnC'...".-" «3.01 58.77 HoVg'.Kong-N.Z. pence to 1 dollar 18 7-8 ZV11-U India and Ceylon-N.Z. •>■> 57 64 pence to 1 rupee 22 1-16 Japan—N.Z. pence to 1 _ 17 39-64 Singapore—N.Z. pence to 1 dollar 34,lo-64 3j 7-lb