FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 133, 2 December 1936, Page 14

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Closing sight rates as quoted by the I Bank of New South Wales. Wellington, today, for buying and selling foreign 1 currencies, based on New Zealand currency, are as follows: — On demand. On demand. Buying. Selling. New Zealand on £ s. d. £ s. d. London—£X.Z. to £ stg. 100 123 10 0 121 8 3 Australia—£ A to £.\\Z. 100 10! (I (\ 100 10 0 Fiji— £F to £X.Z. 100 .90 7 ti SO 0 0 Xew York — Dollars to £IS".Z. 1 3.98 Vs S.n'i I Montreal—Dollars to £ N.Z. 1. .: 3.07-71 3.93',« Austria—Schillings to £ X.Z. 1 — 20.57 Belgium—Bellas to £ X.Z. I. ...■ — 23.153 Czechoslovakia — Crowns to £X.Z. 1 — 110.6-1 Denmark—Kroner to £ X.Z. 1 18.203 17.903 France — Francs to £ X.55. 1 — S-1.29 Germany—lielchmarks lo £>\Z. 1 — 9.730 Holland— Florins to £ N.Z. 1 — 7.205 Italy—J,ire to £X.Z. 1. — 7 1.08 Java—Florins to £X.Z. 1 — 7.100 Norway—Kroner to £ X.Z. 1 If).Ml 15.001 Sweden —Kronor to £ XZ. 1 13.5-15 Ij.jOO Sivltzcrlnnd— Franca to £ N.Z. ] — 17.00-1 Xtmmea—Francs tv £ X.Z. 1 — 82.9-1 Papeete—Francs to £ X.Z. 1 — 83.09 HoiiK Kons— X.Z. . lience lo 1 dollar 18 9-32 ISSI-(i4 India anil Ceylon—X '/.. pence to 1 rupee ... 22 11-32 2211-0t Japan—X.Z. ponce to I yen — 17 10-32 ShanKliai-—N.Z. pence lo 1 dollar 17 2j-:j2 IS 19-04 SliigoT)ore—N-Z. pencti to 1 dollar 3-1-is 33 3-16 Chefoo—X.Z. Pence lo 1 dollar -17 23-32 IS 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 lfi I ill 1 0 I ill I) 16 2 in (I 16 1% In II 13 (5% in 0 16 1% in 0 9 «Vi in 0 11 10 ill 1 8 ]>,4 in London. Australia, r.s.A. Canada. Trance. Italy. Gorman.v .lava. Japiiu.