CABCHARGE'S board has been rebuked for the second year in a row over the $2.5 million salary paid to its long-time chief executive and chairman, Reg Kermode. About 40 per cent of shareholder votes were cast against Cabcharge's remuneration report yesterday after two influential proxy advisers urged a no-vote because Mr Kermode's pay this year was considerably higher than that pocketed by bosses at similar-sized companies. Last year about 37 per cent of votes were cast against Cabcharge's pay card.