FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 115, 16 May 1936, Page 12

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

.Closing sight rates as quorea fey me Bank of New South Wales, Wellington, today, for buying and selling foreien currencies based on New Zealand currency are as follows:— On demand. On demand. ~ „ . ' Buying. Selling. 'on Wdo Zn-ll Z Onto £ st g * * * '*■ d' i vs Ot?alia-£ito-£k-.Z. 12S " ° U4 8 9 ra-fiFti-fi^iooV-'SS-? I'll 1?. I New York—Dollars to Montreal-Dollars to £ A X.Z. 1 4 q^ « 993/ iustria—Schillings to £ .. X.Z. 1 _ ,„ -. Belgium—Beleas to £ , x.z. i ;... _ f13 "^, 5 2zechoslovafcia—Crowns " ' " t° S^'-Z. 1 „ 95 n Denmark—Kroner to £ >>-Z- 1- 15.263 17.903 France—Francs to £ -K- z- *■ »-vc-v - 60-21 jermany^—Reichmks. to HoTlaiid—Florin's" Vo"*£ ~* ' ' 26 , >*-Z- 1- •' — 5.549 lava —Florins to £K.Z. . . -,1 • — ' 5.505 Norway—Kroner to £ .*>"•?• "I- 16.243 15.903 Sweden—Kronor to £ _y-Z- 1 • 15.542 15.497 Switzerland^Francs to ,£^.Z. 1 — 12.211 Soumea—Francs to £ . . n K- z- 1 — 58.56 Papeete—Francs to £ K.Z. 1 _ 59 oi Bong Kong—X.Z. pence to 1 dollar IS 23-32 20 9-32 fadia & Ceylon—X.Z. pence to 1 rupee 22 3-64 22% Japan—N.Z. - pence to 1 -/ en u .••V.V ~ 17 41-64 sbarißhai—J..Z. pence to 1 dollar 16 31-32 IS 33-64 Singapore—N.Z. pence to 1-dollar. 3415-64- 35 15-32 The above rates are for on demand transactions. The £1 is £1 in New Zealand currency. The rates are sublect 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 ?-"proximately:— ''. £ s. d. ' . ■ ' 0 IS 1 In London. 10 1 tn Australia. . 0 16 4>i in U.S.A. 0 16 5 in Canada. .09 gii In France. 0 9 7.i,i In Germany. - 0 9 7 in Java. 1 7 10 y, in Japan.