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Page 120
... profits . When Adriaan Veen wanted to load the spices he had so diligently collected , the skipper of the Moon was naturally perplexed . Who was to get the profits on this cargo , the participants of the first voyage , or those of the ...
... profits . When Adriaan Veen wanted to load the spices he had so diligently collected , the skipper of the Moon was naturally perplexed . Who was to get the profits on this cargo , the participants of the first voyage , or those of the ...
Page 148
George Masselman. tors ' risks were covered whether or not the Company made a profit . This was not their only additional source of revenue at the expense of the ordinary stockholders . The clause which pre- scribed that profits should ...
George Masselman. tors ' risks were covered whether or not the Company made a profit . This was not their only additional source of revenue at the expense of the ordinary stockholders . The clause which pre- scribed that profits should ...
Page 466
... profits were made because the directors were under no obligation to open their books to them . The directors , moreover , were known to profit from the wide fluctuations in the shares , a market situation which they often engineered ...
... profits were made because the directors were under no obligation to open their books to them . The directors , moreover , were known to profit from the wide fluctuations in the shares , a market situation which they often engineered ...
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The Land and the People | 3 |
The Sea | 8 |
The Sea Lanes Become Longer | 16 |
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