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 curreftcy, were as follows:— Buying. Selling. £ s. d. £ s. d. London—£NZ to Sstg 100 T.T. 124- 7 6 125 0 0 O.D. 123 18 9 124 19 6 Australia—£A to £ NZ 100 T.T. 100 10 0 100 0 0 O.D. 100 10 0 100 0 0 Fiji—£F to £NZ 100. T.T. 90 0 0 88 12 6 O.D. 90 0 0 88 12 6 New Tori—Dollars to £ NZ, ,1. .... T.T. 3.7345 3.6820 O.D. 3.7395 3.6830 Montreal—Dollars to £ NZ 1 T.T.. 3.7675 3.7073 O.D. 3.7762 3.7083 Belgium—Belgas to £ .NZ.'l. ;........ T.T. 22.235 21.695 O.D. 22.310 21.700 Czechoslovakia—Eorunas to £NZ 1. .... T.T. -;— 105.93 ' -. : Q.D. . — , . 105.95 Denmark—Kroner to* £ NZ 1 T.T. 18.227 '*' 17.695 O.D. 18.287 17.697 Finland—Marks to £ N.Z. 1 T.T. 186.24 176.09 O.D. 186.64 176.19 France—Francs to £ NZ 1. ........ T.T. 144.13 139.13 O.D. — 139.15 Germany — Relchmarks to £NZ 1. .... T.T. — 9.071 t . O.D. — 9.073 Greece—Drachmae >. to £ \ NZ 1. T.T. — 418.90 O.D. — 419.05 Holland—Florins to £ NZ 1 T.T. 6.959 6.704 O.D. 6.999 6.706 Italy—Lire to £NZ 1. T.T. — 69.84 O.D. — 69.86 Java— Florins to £NZ 1. T.T. 6.931 6.671 O.D. 6.971 6.673 Norway—Kroner to £ NZ 1 T.T. 16.208 15.711 O.D. 16.268 15.714 Noumea—Francs to £ NZ 1 T.T. 149.13 135.63 O.D. — 135.67 Papeete—Francs to £ NZ 1. T.T. 147.93 135.93 O.D. — 135.97 Sweden—Kronor to £ NZ. 1 T.T. 15.835 15.333 O.D. 15.895 15.336 Switzerland—Francs to & NZ 1 T.T. 16.648 16.183 O.D. 16.753 16.185 Chefoo—N.Z. pence to 1 dollar. .\ T.T. — 1213-32 O.D. — - 12 13-32 Hong Kong—N.Z. pence to 1 dollar T.T. 18 27-64 19 5-64 O.D. 18 25-64 19 5-64 India and Ceylon — NZ pence to 1 rupee T.T. 22 9-64 22 41-64 O.D. 22 7-64 22 41-64 Japan—N.Z. pence to 1 yen T.T. — 17 45 64 O.D. — 17 45-64 Manila N.Z. pence to 1 peso T.T. 31% ' 32 21-32 O.D. 3113-32 32 21-32 Shanghai—N.Z. pence to 1 dollar T.T. — 1115-16 O.D. — 1115-16 ' Singapore—N.Z. pence to 1 dollar T.T. 34 27-64 35 17-64 O.D. 34 23-64 35 17-64 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 16s in London, £1 in Austrlia, 15s l_d in U.S.A., 15s 2fd in Can- . Ada, £1 2s 5d in France, 15s ljd in *' Italy, 8s 10|d in Germany, lis l£d in Java, £1 7s 9£d in Japaii.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 2, 4 January 1939, Page 12
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