§ Mr. Crawfordasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the rate of exchange versus sterling, respectively, on 1st January 1975 and 1st January 1976 of the currencies of those countries shown in the answer of 5th May.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe sterling exchange rates for those countries listed in the earlier answer are not all available for 1st January 1975 and 1st January 1976. The respective rates for dates nearest those requested are:
January January 1975 1976 Australia 1.7690 1.6164 Bahamas 2.3566 2.0378 Bangladesh 18.6893 29.9500 Barbados 4.8000 4.2522 Botswana 1.6189 1.7609 Burma 11.2025 13.3000 Canada 2.3255 2.0625 Cyprus 0.8360 0.7952 Fiji 1.8781 1.7541 Ghana 2.6800 2.3300 Grenada 4.8000 4.8000 Guyana 5.2100 5.1878 India 18.7100 18.0620 Ireland 1.0000 1.0000 Jamaica 2.1361 1.8472 Kenya 16.7942 16.7079 Lesotho 1.6189 1.7609 Malawi 1.9723 16.7079 Malaysia 5.4275 5.2500 Malta 0.8801 0.8172 Mauritius 13.3300 13.3300 New Zealand 1.7841 1.9483 Nigeria 1.4460 1.2806 Pakistan 22.9000 19.7500 Republic of Maldives Not available Not available Sierra Leone 2.0000 2.0000 Singapore 5.4315 5.0447 South Africa 1.6189 1.7609 Sri Lanka 15.5688 15.5688 Sudan 0.8050 0.6850 Swaziland 1.6189 1.7609 Tanganyika* 16.7950 16.7050 The Gambia 4.0000 4.0000 Tonga 1.5765 1.3853 Trinidad and Tobago 4.8000 4.8000 Uganda 16.7995 16.7079 Zanzibar* 16.7950 16.7050 Zambia 1.5107 1.3064 * Now united as Republic of Tanzania.