Scales Corporation Limited is a major shipping agent, cool store operator, pet food processor and apple grower. But for most of its history, the core business, Geo. H. Scales Ltd., was a decidedly quirky venture. It began as a farmers' protest movement and for nearly 80 years it ran chartered wool ships against the Conference Lines. Scales's Articles of Association restricted ownership to sheepfarmers. It once made too high a profit for a director's conscience! In 1941 this tiny farmers' 'shipping line without ships' landed ...
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Scales Corporation Limited is a major shipping agent, cool store operator, pet food processor and apple grower. But for most of its history, the core business, Geo. H. Scales Ltd., was a decidedly quirky venture. It began as a farmers' protest movement and for nearly 80 years it ran chartered wool ships against the Conference Lines. Scales's Articles of Association restricted ownership to sheepfarmers. It once made too high a profit for a director's conscience! In 1941 this tiny farmers' 'shipping line without ships' landed the monopoly rights to the mighty Soviet merchant marine's business. Drawing on a variety of sources, academic business historian Gavin McLean has unravelled the compelling story of one of New Zealand's most interesting businesses.
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Add this copy of Rocking the Boat? a History of the Scales Corporation to cart. $50.00, very good condition, Sold by Lavendier Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Foster, RI, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Hazard Press Ltd.
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Very Good. Size: 0x0x0; Hazard Press Ltd.; Christchurch, 2002. Hardcover. A Very Good, grey cloth binding with gilt lettering on front board and spine, binding sturdy and intact, bit of rubbing to board and spine edges, trace handling marks, few small scuff marks bottom text block edge, mild waving to pages at fore-edge, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, mild edge/corner wear, trace sunning to verso panel/flap margins, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 9.5 x 12 inches], 324pp., appendix, notes, bibliography, indexed, color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
Add this copy of Rocking the Boat? a History of the Scales Corporation to cart. $74.00, good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 2002 by Hazard Press Ltd.
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Good in Good jacket. Jacket is a bit shelf rubbed. edge wear on boards. light marks. ownership inscription. book is a bit heavy, postal adjustments may be required. well bound. good copy. [S. K]
