FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 31, 6 February 1936, Page 16

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:—

demand. demand. Buying. Selling. Nevr Zealand on £ a. d. £ s. d. London—£N.Z. to £ stg. 100 123 10 0 124 8 9 Australia—£A to £N.Z.----100 101 0 '0 WO 10 0 Fiji—sp to £N.Z. 100 .00 7 G S9 0 0 New York—Dollars to £K.Z. 1. 4.07 Va 4.n2Vi Montreal—Dollars to £ N.Z. 1 4.06% 4.02% Austria—Schillings to £ N.Z. 1 — 20.74 Belgium—Belgaa to £ N.Z. 1 i— 23.505 Czechoslovakia—Crowns to £N.Z. 1, > — 83.11 Denmark —Kroner to £ N.Z. 1 15.203 17.003 Prance—i'rancs to £ N.Z. 1 01.27 60.03 Germany—Reichmarks to £N.Z. ] — 9.SIS Holland—Fiorina to £ N.Z. .1 G-021! H.RI7 Java—Florins to £ N.Z. 1 0.003 5.759 Norway—Kroner to £ N.Z. 1. 10.241 15.004 Sweden—Kronor to £ N.Z. 1 15.845 15.500 Switzerland—Francs to £N.z. 1 12.408 12.198 Noumea —Ifranc3 to £ N.Z. l fi.1.07 SS.OS Papeete—Francs to £ N.Z. 1 63.(17 SS.SS Hong Kong—N.Z. pence to 1 dollar 18 27,32 20 21-32 India and Ceylon—N.Z. pence to 1 rupeo ..... 22 3-G1 _- '/g Japan—N.Z. ponce to 1 yen — 17 37-64 Shanghai—N.Z. pence to I" dollar 17 5-32 18 23-04 Singapore—N.Z. pence to .„„,,. 1 dollar 24 13-C4 35 7-16 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. (1. 0 1G i In London. 10 1 In Australia. 0 Id (Hi in U.S.A. (I Hi BVi in C'iinndn. 0 9 7% in France. 0 fl 7*4 in ficrmnny. 0 9 C.'/a in Jara. 1 7 IL'/. In Japan.