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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7. 1932.
ING MUN SCHEME REVELATION
E BINNIE FIRM TO Š
SUPERVISE
OFFICIAL REPLIES IN THE
BUDGET DEBATE
Ț.D. CONTRACTS ISSUE
Every
ult.
was
Authorised Capital
Subscribed and. Paid-up Neserve Fund
BANKS.
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 181a,
BEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES
BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital *** Tarbed and fully Faid-up . 10,000,000
Barve Funda
............620,000,000
Sterling............... £¤,500,000 .$10,000,000
Bliver
Reservs Liability of Proprietom..$9,000.099
The broadcasting of English and I would supplement this, however, Chinese programmes concurrently by stating that the principal out- & O BANKING THE CHARTERED BANK OF HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
engaging the attention of standing on 30th Government, and it is hoped that | $965,229.76. endeavour is CORPORATION LTD experiments in this direction may being made to call in money out (Incorporated in England, 1920). bo carried out next year.
standing but the difficulties in the Nothing, however, can be done way of obtaining repayment of in- juntil the new Hung Hom Broad-terest and principal are obvious. casting Station is completed." Power of sale is exercised па
favourable opportunities occur. Ho Mun Tin Sewerage.
The Hon. Member's second point The position regarding the deals with interest on fixed deposits. 117-122, Leadenhall Bereal, London, EC. 8, sowerage of Ho Mun Tin has not Of the sum of $1,828,399.92 shown materially altered since questiona In the 1981 balance sheet as on an-fixed deposit, $1,000,093.40 wan regarding thin matter wera lawered In this Council on 5th earning 81⁄2%; $59,808,52, 35% and
further complicated by the sug- that this money, could have been gestion now under consideration more properly invested consistent to reclaim the Harbour of Refuge with safety. at Mong Kok Tsui.
Lai Chi Kok Road Widening.
HEAD OFFICE,
DANGOON
SAIGON
£6,000,000 Paid-up Capital
2.504,100 Reserve Fund ..............
180,000 Reserve Llabilty of Proprietors..
£2,000,000
3,000,000
8,000,000
WEST END BRANCH, 11-18, Cockapur Street Landen. 8.W..
BRANCHES-Bombay,
Galcutta,
Callrut.
ALON STAN AMITSAR DANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY
ILOILO
ПРОЛ
KODA KUALA
Hongkong.
Madras,
LUMPUR KUCHING
MADRAS
spore theori
COLONIAL SECRETARY.Recounts opened,
KARACHI KLANG
MANILA
MEDAN
NEW YORK ΓΕΙΡΙΝΟ
(Peking) PENANG
ShanghaOALOUTTA
CANTON | Agencies)—In all the principal towns "of |DAWNFORE
GROU General Exchange and, Banking Business COLOMBO transacted, Loane and overdrafts granted on approved security. Current and Fixed Depoel: DELANI
HAIPHONG SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNT:-Intercet | HAMBUNG allowed at rates which may be obtained on LANKOW application.
HARDIN TRAVELLEDA LETTERS OF
CREDIT HONDIONO PANDENGERA LETTERS OF CREDIT for use only on board 2.0. and 1.. buahicos crannclech Home Line steamer, and at Porta of Call.
British Income Tax Recovered, Executorships and Trusteeships undertaken,
W. J. WADDINGTON,
The question of the widening of Disadvantages of Contract- the roadway at the new Warders' Quarters Laichikok is under con- ing Out Large Public Works TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES waned.
TRIBUTE TO THE P.W.D.
At yesterday's debate on the Budget in the Legisla
Council, official replics were forthcoming to the iy matters raised by the Unofficial members, whose eches we summarised in our issue of last evening..
H. E. the Officer Administering the Government, insideration and it is hoped that an ing with the financial position, emphasised the essity of balancing the Budget, and said new items ild only be inserted either by cutting out works al-
dy provided for, or by the imposition of new taxa-lat Kowloon Teal, when this ares
+
n.
His Excellency also announced that the Resident ngineer in connexion with the Shing Mun scheme ould arrive in Hongkong on November 17th, and that te majority of the staff from England should be in the 'olony before the end of the year.
URVEY OF HARBOUR PROGRESSING
be Hon, the Harbour Master |
sir, There are three questions | neerning the Harbour Depart-Į nt for me to answer. The first nis with Head 10, sub-head 2- ...inin Cables for Mooring $22,560. ; When the re-organisation of the arbour moorings was undertaken was, divided into three parts, ch part being undertaken during te financial year. The third part
Sub-Deportments,
that
renew
PUBLIC WORKS.
Arrangements for the Shing Mun Scheme.
1000 in the total cost.
The survey
re-
!
improvement can be effected at an
carly date,
Kowloon Taal.
Regarding the disposal of land
Manager,
cadet to be Director of Education cannot be called unsuccessful. It is further a practice which finds justification in the views of the Re- : trenchment Commission,
Contracting Out.
BEMARANG SEREMBAN
SHANGHAI SINGAPORE
- SITIAWAN
BOURABAYA
TAIPING TRENTHIN TONGKAN
(Phuket) TSINGTAO
ΥΟΚΟΗΑΜΑ
BRAD OFFICE-HONGKONG,
BOARD OF DIREUTONA.
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson. Chairman
T. IL Panroe Esq.,
Deputy Chairman.
Hon. Mr. W. II. Dil J, A. Plummer, Brg.
A. II. Campton. Esq. T. I. I. Shaw, big M. T. Johnsen. Eng. J. P. Warm, g
*ZAMBOANGA AMUT
ANOKOK
0. Kukin, Ed.
V. M. GRAYBUAN, F., CHIEF MANAGER
BATAVIA Forsign Exchange and, General and Banking CALGUTTA
CANTON Fixed CHEFOO
Current Accounie oponed Deposita received for one year or shorter periods at raion which will be quoted en COLOMBO application.
A. H. TERGUSON,
Hongkong, 9th July, 1921.
Младит
ATEN
FQCCHOW ΠΑΙΡΙΙΟΝΟ HAMBURG HANKOW
THE HO HONG BANK LTD. HARDIN
(Established 1917).
HEAD OFFICE:-SINGAPORE.
Local Branch:-
ΠΟΝΟΥΣΗ ILOILO IPON JOHORE KODE
BRANCHES
LONDON LYONS MALACOA
MANILA
MUAR (Johor), -
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NEW YORK FXIPINO
PENANG ВАНОЗОН BAIGON.. BAN FRANCISCO. BILANGĦAL
SINGAPORE
BOURABAYA
BUNDEI PATANI TIENTSIN
TOKYO TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA
The Hon. Colonial Secretary said: Sir,It is very gratifying to note that the views of the Unofficial members are so closely in accord (except that there seems to be a is formed it la proposed to offer cortain tendency to press the Gov the land in plots to suit the con-ernment to further expenditure) venience of both large and small with the proposals of the Govern purchasers.
ment as set out in the Estimates; Salkung Road.
the more so that to-day's debate shows that the details, have been The construction of the first carefully studied and that openings section of the Saikung Road was for criticism can hardly have been considered in the draft Entimates | missed. It remains to do little but this work, like many others, more than to add the further ex-comprehensive contracting out of
The same speaker suggested the Authorised Colonial Treasurer and Director of large works requiring the highest Paid-up. Public Works and the Typhoon Signal Station.
Harbour specialised experience there is noth- Master have now dealt with the ing to be said against this view; Reserve Liabilities Suitable sites for a new Typhoon points of a more specialised nature, and the Gorge Valley Dam is a good of Shareholders Signal Station to be visible from There are others of a general instance where Government has at
the character to which answers are re-least gone a long way towards ae- the principal cities of the world. Northern portion of
BRANCHES and AGENCIES peninsula are being investigated, quired if the picture is to be com- cepting it. But in less specialisco and in due course proposals will plete.
works the problem is not the same. Exchange business transacted."
Every description of Banking and BANKING Corporation. An analysis of the suggestion shows that it means alteration of exlating
CHUA KEH HAI
13. Queen's Road, Central.
Straits $20,000,000
had to give way to more pressing planations asked for, and the the larger, public works. In very suc Capital
needs.
the
be submitted. It is hoped that I will begin with some questions the Kowloon Residents' Associa-on administrative matters that have tion may assist in this matter..
1
An Experiment.
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firm
The
KOWLOON KUALA LUMPUR
Odrrest Accetate opened in Local Currency and Fixed Depostia recaired for one yeAT OF aborter periods in Local Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted on #Bollentien
Hagkong, th April, 1983.
8,000,000 4,000,000 HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
4,000,000
in on application.
Manager.
行銀國中
BANK OF CHINA
The Busine of the above Tank te conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI DANK ING CORPORATION. Rakce may be obtained FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
V. M. GRATBURN,
Chief MansEST. Hongkong, 27th February, 1983.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V. (Netherlands Trading Society).
DANKERS.
ESTABLISHED 1824.
Reorganized October 26, 1928, under special charter of The National Government as an
INTERNATIONAL EXChange BANK. Tenakon cs—¡). Queen'a. Road, Central ubscribed Capital
Authorised Capital..... 130.000.000 -$25,000,000.00 ald-up Capital
ĮPelup Capital 24,719,300.00
.7. 80,033,00€ 8.820,505.82 Leserve Fund
.-20.015,00€
HEAD OFFICE:-BHANGHAL
HONGKONG BRANCH,
4. Queen's Bond, Central,
Owing to our numerous branches in China'
extend to our clients special facilities for
also handle the lacus of Bonds and
sou J, CHEN,
Manager.
THE BANK OF KWANGSI. (Hong Kong Branch).
Head OB-~-Amsterdam.*
Eastern Head Offre:-BATAVIA.
BRANCHES:-Banditmain, Bandong,"
Rombay,
Calcutta. Cherflow Djember. Birkjakarta, The Harbe, Jeddah, Kobe, Makar
sar, Medan, Palambang, Paka- TRASH I'DATE Rangoon Rotterdam, Yumerang, Sheng hal. Blagadare. Boerabala
Boerakarta (Solo), Teral, TЛ lating and Wellevreden.* *Time offices, have safe deposit boxes to In London Banker-National Provincial Bapt Ltd. Correspondants all over the world.
BANKING
DUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION TRANSAOTED,
Manager. A. STOKRINK, Hongkong. 22nd Jane, 1952.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
been asked. In the first place departmental methods only to the venture to think that the Senior Un-extent of entrusting to outside firms LOCAL BROADCASTING.
Shing Mun Gorge Dan.
olleial must have misunderstood the the duties of designing and of over- Government is fully alive to the proposals dealing with Cadets and aceing. I wonder if the work of The Hon. Director of Public!
for expedition in all Senior Clerical and Accounting the Public Works Department in Works said:
necessity Sie-I propose to reply to the Shing Mun 2nd Section
matters appertaining to the new Staff. In effect there is no expan designing attr observations
works, slon of the Cadet Service, but we schemes in appreciated-and still more important of Hun. which refer particularly to works mush matters forward.
Members and is doing all in its power to have to be ready with trained more whether
any outside officers against probable retirement would stand for the worry and con- 18 finished this year. Moorings unter the control of the Public main down for three years and Works Department.
On September 37 4 telegram in the near future. The age of re-atant changes to which the Public is then necessary to raisų,
was despatched to the Secretary tirement has recently been altered Works Department is subject, and zspect, and renew worn parts. Causeway Bay North Point Rond. of State for the Colonies requeat-as hon, members are aware and may to which any Governntent scheme it will therefore be seen
ing an assurance that the work with permission be as low as 50; must be subject? Official and Un-Reserva Funda during the years 1930, 1931 and
Where the Causeway Bay North was being expedited in view of the also the training period for Cadets official views, technical and non- 1932, no upkeep rote was required. in Road has been reduced in approaching dry season and ask-lengthened by the addition of a technical requirements, This being the fourth year, upkeep width to 75 ft. sullicfent land is ing for the date of the arrival of course of one year at Home before mental suggestions have all to be depart- being reserved to allow of widen-Messrs. Sir Alexander Binnie Son coming to the Colony. These two dealt with and combined, only at in required. This now becomes aing to 100 ft. if and when the and Deacon's engineer. recurrent charge in order to keep
changes obviously necessitate some the end sometimes to find that the wider road is considered neces- spare parts available Lo
I have just been informed that extra provision during the transl-money is short and that the work and large connections in the important com sary. It is hoped that the moorings which have depreciated duction in with will save $160.- and that is Excellency will can-seen in due course how recruiting foundation.
reply telegram has been receivedtion period, and it remains to be must be begun over again on a new mercial centres of the world, we are able to during their three years service.
Even where the money domestic and foreign banking and exchange municate the contents to Council requirements will settle themselves dificulty is absent, the problem rer Public Funds of the Chinese Gavaro Returning Launches to Their
this afternoon.
down in the future. Government is mains; the plans of the Government ment soil at home and abroad, May Road Widening,"
The position with regard to the satisfied that no excessive demands Civil Hospital have run through the The centralisating of all repair Aigburth Hall to Conduit Road as follows:
The widening of May Road from Shing Mun Valley Gorge Dam is have been made in the Estimates alphabet already to Letter 3 and
before you, in vlew of the retire- finality is not yet in sight. work, stores, foul, etc., and the was considered in connexion with placing of all launch crews on the the draft Estimates, but as it is at Consulting Engineers, Messrs. Sir
The world-wide known firm of ments that can already be forescen. Public Works Department might be ATN 15 8773 generni list for seniority and pro-present impossible to fix the road Alexander Binnie Son and Deacon,
glad enough to hand over all this trouble, but I doubt whether an out- motion has proved to be extremely past Queen's Gardens this easy in working and a great had to be postponed.
Item were engaged by the Secretary of The creation of a new section inside firm would welcome it with the administrative iniprovement...
State to visit Hongkong and report the Senior Clerical and Accounting dovetailing of all the interests to Harbour Surveying and Dredging on the proposed Shing Man exten-Star is quite a separate matter and be considered. It could be done, of Authorised Capital $10,000,000 Under this systent
$3,500,000. of the harbour Issions. Two of the partners of is an experiment designed to meet course, at a price; but private firma Paid-up Capital, (a). Stores can be obtained in proceeding rapidly and about 40% this Art, Mr. Binnie
untenable bulk from the
position with a
too have to allow in one way or in- and Mr. an Crown Agents has now beer completed. It is Gourley visited the Colony and minimum of expense.
Head Ofee: Nonning, Kwangal You cannot other for salaries, passages, leave which is n great saving on anticipated that all sounding
Branches. "pleeement" buying.
and local man forty-one posts with a staff of and something to take the place of Work will be completed by the endmined the scheme
Branches and Agencies in the (b). Daily supervision is pos-of 1934, Thereafter farther work conditions affecting construction. forty-nine if one fifth of their nura-pensions and it is difficult to attack
ber are always on leave. It so The Crown Agents for the Colonics
of the the assertion that the Government principal citles sible by the boutswain of Yaumati will he necessary on current obadvised that the works were to happens that during the current Departmental method of Public Province and Correspondents all over yard each morning to see that theservation' and co-ordination of
the world. Inunches rud crew are in a clean data then available.
large to be undertaken by the year the number of Cadet officers Works Department work is the most
Hong Kong Branch. on leave has been much below the economical. The following Bum- and elicient atate.
No vital schemes of harbour present staff of the Public Works true proportion and it has been mary of a report by Mr. Lowick, (e) Accurate check is kept held up owing to the non-comple-der Binnie Son and Deacon have of the clerical position by placing Works Department, is relevant; it dredging are at present being Department and Messra. Alexan possible to mitigate the difficulties of the Architectural Office, Public the consumption of all fuel and tion of the Harbour Survey. The since undertaken to carry out the Cadet officers, in the two clerical is proponed to issue the whole re- stores which are issued.
sum in the Estimates is consider-| cheme on agreed terms. They will (1) Fuel as per consumptioned mufficient to carry out the 1933 be entirely responsible for carry-pasts at the Magistracies. It is port as a sessional paper, in due
only at the Magistracies that Cadet course. ing out the whole work, both officers have been employed in The progress on the Harbour design and construction, for
Aclerical duties. But next year the
"Comparison
Executive
PAK TSE KUN, Survey has been very satisfactory fixed fee, which the Government disproportion of Cadet leaves us in
Manager. charges and Cost of Building by (D). All ratings being on
nand much more rapid than was considers reasonable; the Colony the other direction and we shall
(a) Architectural Office nad
CHANG CHAO TANG, general list gives equal chances originally anticipated,
to pay all costs including staff. have great dificulty in manning the
(b) Private Architects,
Sub-Manager Hankow the engagement of which is limit-Cadet posts if we are not to detain
Hongkong, 8th September. 1932. ed by agreed conditions.
"Executive Charges for work Police, who are under special con-| While have no doubt that the
certain Cadet omfleern in the Colony actually executed by this Office dur- THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. The Anal agreement with the beyond their proper term. ditions of service.
manufacture of a heavy Roud Consulting Engineers, containing
Ing the porlod January 1921-June (c). The Inunchea being direct-Roller is well within the compass the full conditions, is
1930 show that they are about half awaited
Specialisation. ly under this department of local works it cannot reason-Trom England.
of what they would have been if uniform system of diselpline is ably be expected that they could
It The references to the post of the executed by private architects. Government is fully satisfed, maintained.
compete in design with Companies after the most careful considera Director of Education are not nl must also be remembered that the (f). All defects are reported in England which have specialized tion, that the arrangements made together clear, but I take it the work executed during this period, direct and are dealt with at once. in Roller manufacture and have are in the best interests of the meaning is that the hon. member about half of which has been a time
(g). All contracta for repairs, many years of experience behind Colony, both in the matter of the to see trained Educational experts comparatively small works where, Capital & Surplus over $8,000,000
who made the reference would like of retrenchment, consists mainly of etc., being dealt with by central] them.
costs of the works and their early from Home in charge of the Depart-the percentage cost by this office Total Resources over $40,000,000 authority, it is much easier to
Maintenance Contracts,
completion, and these arrangement. The question is one that has but not by private architects is cstimate the cost.
The letting of certain maintenments have met with the approval been with us for a long time and is greater than in the case of really
open to argument that acquaintance Executivo Charges by the and Exchange business transact-Authorial Capital
tests,
(2) Stores per scale.
to all for promotion the only exception to this being the water
programme.
Heavy Road Roller.
I would point out that even if anen contracts in the early Au-of the Secretary of State. the launches are returned to thole tumn' instead of in January, as is Bub-departments this department the existing practice, has advan will have to do all the supervision tages and is being favourably of repairs, stores, etc., with af onsidered in connexion with the grently lessened control.
Contracts for 1933.
Yaumati Slipway.
Government Civil Hospital. Thirdly the senior unofficial) Plans for the new Government member questioned the economy Civil Hospital at Pokfulum Rond of maintaining a Government slip are now well in haud and it is way. It is only necessary, I think, proposed to lay them before the
FINANCE POINTS.
Official Reply by Hon.
Colonial Treasurer.
LOAN CONVERSION.
full of diffleuities. It is obviously large worka.
with
of
Kwangsi
BANK LIMITED,
Capital (fully peld up)........Y. 103,000,000 Reserve Fund
.....Y. 178,480,000.
HEAD OFFICE:-YOKONAMA.
Branches and Ageneler ut
Jonalaiu Alexandria
Kai Yuan Itatavio Berlin
Karachi
Des Voeux Road, Central.
Gloucester Building, 1st floor,
tion transacted.
Banking Business of every descrip Cable and Radio Address No. 2306 Bomber Telephones: Manager 30112, Coatch Business 30113, Enquiry 20114.
Established 1918,
HEAD OFFICE:
10, Des Voeux Road, Central,
HONGKONG.
Every description of Banking
Calcutta
Kobe
London Los Angeles Ohangchun Hanfie Dairen (Dalny) Naznauki Fazilen
Nagoya (Mukden) Nawchwang Hamburg New York
Karbi
Hongkong
Oak
Parts
Felping
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Ban Penelers Santtia
Semarang Shanghai
Shimonoseh Binapore
Sourabaya
Bydney
Tientsia
Tokyo Thingtau
Interest allowed on Current Accounts. Deposits received for fixed periode at rade to be obtained es application
... MORI,
MADAGOZ Hongkong, 13th September, 1982.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
ESTADIJONED 1917.
Head Office: Hongkong.
the Chinraé and their Architectural Office for tho
Paid-up Capital two od. mentality is at least as essential a | large works about to be commenced Current and Fixed Deposit Ac-|Reserve Fund part of the equipment of the Directhe new Gaol and the now Govern- counts in local and foreign cur- BRANCHES :—— tor of Education: as is the purely ment Civil Hospital-would be little rencies opened for clients. nendemle side of his training--and more than one third of those by Savings Account and Safo De- We are fortunate indeed when we private architects. The charge of ponit Boxes.
KAN TONG PO,
Chiof Manager.
..611,000,000
1,045,000 1.100.000
Canton, Bhanghai, Hankow, Bwalow, Bangkok, New Tork and San Fran, cisco.
LONDON BRANCHES 100
The Lord's Bank, Limited, Correspondents in ali prinsipal cities of the
world.
Foreign Exchange and flashing bosinaen of, Tory description transacted.
Safe Deposit Doxes (vazione mine)
rly rental from 15 to 740.
LOOK FOONG SHAN,
Chiat Manager.
can get both requiremnts ontlofed 9% applied in the calculation of Branches and Agencies all over as in the case of Mr. de Martin. cost by private architects is based the world. The Hon. Colonial Treasurer Further, especially in a small ser- upon the scale of charges authorized anid: to refer to the number of craft, Public Works Committee before has raised the point as to convert in appointments. Unless
vice it is necessary to consider the by the. Royal Instituto of British Sir, The Hon. Sir Henry Follock effect of demanding specialisation Architects and includes the pre 59 in all, excluding the Kausing, the end of this month, when the ing the present Public Works Loan, be content with the wider kind of other items.. we have to deal with, entailing Hon. D.M.S.S. will be invited to 1927. This question has been re specialisation that deals with a
we can paration of billa of quantities and
Built by Architectural Offico. constant, umali adjustments and be present.
"Actual cost of building na dis Bulit by Private Architects. ropairs to realise that an estab-
ceiving careful consideration for knowledge of the Chinese, a water tinct from executive charges the
Police Stations (average cost per Hemant of this nature is neces- Broadcasting Station Hung Hom. Dome time past, but Government is tight compartment will be called for buildings considered cover the foot cube 41 cents, 53 cents. sary for this purpose alone. The As all the plant for the
not yet in a position to make a state-strengthened to allow for absences majority of those executed for Gov comparativo cost of work in the Broadcasting Station with the
newment on the matter. -
Government quartera (do) 86% on sickness or on leave; no trans. Jornment by privato architects in the conts, 48_conts. alipway and outside has been xception of the masts, which aro raises two pointa in connexion with possible and the
The Hon. Mr. W: E, L. Shenton forn between departments will be past and these are compared with
Balancing Costs. exporno of the similar buildings by the Architec- "From the foregoing it will be ment, and the results showed a felony, it is hoped that this tion of the Trade Loan. This is a dimeult choice, but the method two heads-Police Stations and Architectural Omice are a fraction Hospital, etc., and by all the local considerable margin in favour of station at Hung Hom will be com fully set out on pages 18 and 19 of Government has, chosen during all Government Quarters and show the only of those by private architects Doctors. the yard.
pleted by June.
the annual financial report for 1981. these years of appointing a selected following results;
24, Wyndham Street. Tel. 24#45,
M
ASSEUR R. SHIMIDZU. ASSEUSE S. HONDA, ASSEUSE 5. KISAKI,
Government Civil Hospital, Peak
carefully examined by the Govern-still on indont, is already in the Anance. The first is na to the post-personnel will bo Increased. It is tural Ofco, they are divided under seen that executive charges by thoRecommended for many years. by
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