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      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Pt VI, Line 19</Identifier>
        <Explanation>annual reports as required by Section 6104 of the Internal Revenue Code.</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Pt VI, Line 12c</Identifier>
        <Explanation>Review of Policy and transactions at Board's annual meeting.</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Pt XII, Line 1</Identifier>
        <Explanation>The accounting method used to prepare Form 990 is</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Pt XII, Line 1</Identifier>
        <Explanation>a Modified Cash Basis menthod.</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Form 990, Part VI, Line 9</Identifier>
        <Explanation>THOMAS R. HYDE 140 PEARL STREET, SUITE 100 BUFFALO NY 14202 ROBERT J. A. IRWIN 11 SUMMER STREET BUFFALO NY 14209 GEORGE F. PHILLIPS, JR. ONE HSBC CENTER BUFFALO NY 14203 CALVIN G. RAND 63 OAKLAND PLACE BUFFALO NY 14222 VICTOR A. RICE 374 DELAWARE AVENUE, SUITE 202 BUFFALO NY 14202 JAMES M. WADSWORTH 140 PEARL STREET BUFFALO NY 14202 PAUL A. BATTAGLIA 200 DELAWARE AVE., BUFFALO NY 14202</Explanation>
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