FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 36, 11 August 1936, Page 12

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

sight rates as quoted by the. Bank'of New South Wales, Wellington' today,' for buying and selling foreign currencies based on New Zealand currency, are as follows:— ■ ■

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 s. (i. • 0 16 1 in London. 10 1 in Australia^ 0 16 C% in U.S.A. 010 Gy. In Canada. ■ i 0 9 10 in Franco. I 0 ft 9 In Germany. i 0 0 Sy, in Java. 1 7 10? i)u Japnn.

Buying. Selling. • , T .„ , : On demand. On demand. New Zealand on - £, s. d. £s/d. London— £N.Z.to £ stg. .10°- 123 10 0 121 8 9 Australia—£ A to £X.Z., -,1°°- ••• 101 0 0 100 10,0 Fiji— £F to £N.Z. 100 . 90 T 6 89 0 0 New York — Dollars to -N.Z. 1 4.075J 103% Montreal—Dollars to ' £ . AiistVia—Scni'lUng's'' to'£ ' '•" 4" 3^* •-• N.Z. 1. ... .\ M — 20.D5 Belgium—Bclgas to £ 1. ...."........ — 23.819 Czechoslovaltia — Crowns >to-£N.Z.-l — 9672. Denmark—Kroner to £ ■ N.Z. • 1 18.263 17.903 Trance—Francs to £ . "■N.Z. 1 — 0L06 .Germany—Roichmarks to . '• :£N.Z.a. _ . !) 903' Holland—Florins to £ ■■ N.Z. 1. — :.S96 Java-^riorlns to £N.Z. l.-..':.:. — '-!;.8G2 Norway—^Kroner to £ N.Z. 1. 16.243 33.903 Sweden—Kronor to £ N.Z. 1 ;.... 13.S-15 13.500 'Switzerland—Franca to : SN.Z. 1. :.... — 12.2S9 Noumea—Francs to £ N.Z. 1; ..■ — 55.71 . Pupcete—Francs to £ ' N.Z. 1 ' — 59.86 Hong Kong—K.Z. pouco . to 1 dollar 17 57-61 . 18 61-61 India and Ceylon—N.Z. penco to lrupoe .... 22 3-64 22% , Japan—N.Z. ponce to 1 : yen — 1739-64 Shanghai—N.Z. penco to 1 dollar 17*4 182T-04 Singapore—N.Z. pence to 1 dollar 3115-04 33 15-32