FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
Closing direct rates as quoted by the Bank of New South Wales Wellington, today for buying and selling foreign currencies, based on New Zealand currency, were as follows: —
The £ 1 is £ 1 in New Zealand currency. The rates are subject to altera-! tion without notice. Based on the rates quoted above, the New Zealand pound, compared withl its original par value, is equivalent to approximately 16s in London, £1 in Australia, 15s 4Jd in U.S.A., 15s s£d in Canada, £1 2s 7|d in France, 15s 4£d in Italy, 9s Ofd in Germany, 11s s|d in Java, £1 7s ll§d in Japan.
Buying. £ s. d. Selling. £ s. d. London —£NZ to £stg. 100 T.T. 124 7 6 O.D. 123 18 9 Australia—£A to £NZ 100 T.T. 100 10 0 O.D. 100 10 0 Fiji— £F to £NZ 100. T.T. 90 0 0 O.D. 90 0 0 New York — Dollars to ■ £NZ 1 T.T. 3.7796 O.D. 3.7846 Montreal — Dollars to £NZ 1 T.T. 3.7949 O.D. 3.8036 Belgium — Belgas to £ NZ 1 T.T. 22.505 O.D. 22.580 Czecho-Slovakia—Korunas to £NZ 1 T.T. — O.D. — Denmark —Kroner to £ NZ 1 T.T. 18.140 O.D. 18.200 Finland — Marks to £ NZ 1 T.T.. 184.79 O.D. 185.19 France —Francs to £NZ 1 T.T. 143.19 O.D. 144.44 Germany—Reichsmarks to £NZ 1 T.T. — O.D. — Greece —Drachmae to £ NZ 1 T.T. — O.D. — Holland —Florins to £ *NZ 1 T.T. 7.128 O.D. 7.168 Italy—Lire to £NZ 1. T.T. — O.D. — Java — Florins to £NZ 1 T.T. 7.106 O.D. 7.146 Norway—Kroner to £NZ 1 T.T. 16.128 O.D. 16.188 Noumea —Francs to £NZ 1 T.T. 145.69 ■ O.D. 117.19 Papeete—Francs to £NZ 1 T.T. 145.09 I O.D. 146.59 Sweden — Kronor to £ NZ 1 T.T. 15.750 O.D. 15.810 Switzerland —Francs to £ NZ 1 T.T. 16.671 O.D. 16.771 Hong Kong—NZ pence to 1 dollar T.T. 18 13-32 O.D. 18 3-S India and Ceylon — NZ pence to 1 rupee T.T. 22 7-32 O.D. 22 3-16 Japan—NZ pence to 1 yen T.T. — O.D. — Manila —NZ pence to 1 peso T.T. 3133-64 O.D. 3127-64 Shanghai—NZ pence to 1 dollar T.T. — O.D. — Singapore—NZ pence to 1 dollar T.T. 34 17-32 O.D. 34 7-16 125 0 0 124 19 6 100 0 0 100 0 0 88 12 6 88 12 6 3.7363 3.7373 3.7549 3.7559 22.195 22.200 108.45 108.47 17.830 17.832 178.99 179.09 140.69 140.71 9.279 9.281 429.20 429.35 6.978 6.980 71.02 71.04 6.956 6.958 15.838 15.841 138.94 138.98 139.09 139.13 15.455 15.458 16.401 16.404 18 25-32 IS 25-32 22 % .22% 17 37-64 17 37-64 32 7-32 32 7-32 10 59-64 10 59-64 35 1-64 35 1-64
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 45, 23 February 1939, Page 16
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