FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 68, 17 September 1936, Page 12

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Closing v sight rates as quoted by, the Bank of New South Wales,' Wellington, today, for buying and selling foreign currencies, based :•■: on.r New Zealand currency, are as follows:— : 1 ' Huylnc Selling. „'„,';. ' ' Ondemand. On demailrt/ New Zealand on fi. ». i, £ s. d. London—£N.Z. to £ ste. ' ' ■ 100 , 123 10 0 121 8 9 Australla-=£A to £X.Z, 100 101 0 0 100 W 0 Fiji—£F to,£N.Z. 100. .90 7 6 89 0 0 New Tork — Dollars to , £N-Z. 1 4.10% 4.06^ Montreal—Dollars to c £N.Z. 1 4.10% 4.06y 8 Austria—Schillings to £ N.Z. 1 — 21.15 Belgium—Belgas to £ N.Z. 1 — . 23.956 Czechoslovakia — Crowns to £N.Z. 1 — 97.36 Denmiiric—lCroner to £ N.Z. 1 18.263 17.903 France—Francs to £ X.Z. 1. — 6115G Germany—Relchmarks to ■' ■•':'■ £N.Z., 1 — 10.040 Holland—Florins to £ K.Z. 1 — 5.948 Italy—Lire fo £N;Z. 1. — 51.45 - Java—Florins to £N.Z. 1 — ' 5.906 Norway—Kroner to £ N.Z. 1. i 16.241 15.901 Sweden—Kronor to £ N.Z. 1 15.845 15,500 Switzerland—Francs to £N.Z. 1 — 12.394 Noumea—Francs to fl N.Z. 1 — 60.21 Papeete—Franca to £ • N.Z. 1 — 60.36 Hong Kong—N.Z. pence to 1 dollar 17 49-64 18 53-64 India, and Ceylon—N.Z. pence to 1 rupee .... 22 3-64 Z2% , Japan—N.Z. pence to 1 yen '..... — 17:39-64 Shanghai—N.Z. pence to 1 dollar 17 3-32 1817-64 Singapore—N.Z. pence to ■ 1, dollar 3115-64 3515-32 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:— £• «. a. . ■ .0 16 1 In London. 10 1 In Australia. ■•:," 016 8U in U.S.A. • ' 0 16 8 in Canada. 0 9 11 in France. 0 11 l\b in Italy. 0 9 10 .In Germany. 0 9 9 in Java. 1 7 l0?i in Japan.