FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 31, 5 August 1936, Page 14

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

'Closing sight rates as quoted by the Bank of New South Wales. Wellington today,.for buying and selling foreign .currencies based on New Zealand cur.rency, )are as follows:— • ■ ' ' nBU/ lns-- Selling. New Zealand on On demand. London—£N.Z. to £ stj. " s> 4 AuTrklla-eT'to's^' 12310 ° »« 8 • Montreal—Doilar*3"*to"£ ' *■<>'-% NZ. 1 4 O j- , »., 4ustria—Schillings to S }* I — ofl „- Belgium—Beleas. to £ N.Z. 1 —. , 3757 Czochoslorakia — crowns to £X,z. 1 — 95 5S Denmark—Kroner. to\S NZ- L 18.263 17.903 Jranco—Francs to S NZ. 1 _ C 093 Germany—neichmarl>3 to £NZ. 1 -a g 931 Holland—Florins to '.£ nz. i ►_, 3ssr Java—Florins <to SN-.Z. 1. *~ ■5 849 Norway—Kroner- to ■ £, ■ ,^'Z-l- . IG.MI 13.901 swodea—Kronqr ;to a N.Z. 1, :,.v: 15.845 . .15.500 Switzerland—Braucs to , ENZ. 1. _ ]2 .2ff3 Souraoa—Francs to .;£■ A'-Z. 1 W ■■.59.58 Papeete—.Francs to £ X.Z..1 .....-.....— 50.73' Hor,g Konc—N.Z. pence to 1 dollar i..'. 17 23-33 10 9-32 India and .Ceylon—N.Z. pence to 1 rupee .... 22 3-64 22% tipan—N.Z. pence to' 1 yen — : 1730-61 Shanghai—N.Z. pence to 1 dollar 1711-64 1811-32 Singapore—N.Z, pence to 1 dollar 3115-04 35 15-32 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 oi New South Wales the New Zealand pound, compared with its original par value, is equivalent to approximately:— £ a: d. • 0 16 1 in London. 10 1 In Australia. . 0 ir. fi'i in U.S.A. n 16 (i'/j, in Canada. 1 9 IS in Franco. 0 9 0 in Germany. On S i;i .lava. 1 7 10% in Japan.