With the New Zealand pound worth only 9/7 in Berlin, it is scarcely likely that the Olympic Games to be held there next year will attract many from this country, or Australia either. Indeed, the currency complications in Germany are likely to act as a serious deterrrent upon attendances from quite a number of countries. For example, regulations do not permit of admission tickets being paid for in register marks. They have to be paid for either in foreign currencies or free cheques. the other hand, the German Credit Agreement a lows for the payment of lodgings with register marks. Rooms reserved in advance through the Olympic organisations must be paid for by March 1, 1936, which may be done through a travel agency.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXL, Issue 20250, 28 October 1935, Page 3
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