5. Reeds.—A 60 reed being taken as the standard, ¾ per cent. shall be deducted for every two ends or counts of reed from 60 to 50, but no deduction shall be made below 50. ¾ per cent. shall be added for every two ends or counts of reed from 60 to 68, 1 per cent. from 68 to 100; 1½ per cent. from 100 to 110; and 2 per cent. from 110 to 132. All additions or deductions under this clause to be added to or deducted from the price of the standard 60 reed.

Deductions from standard.

Additions to standard.

Count of
reed.

Percentage.

Count of
reed.

Percentage.

Count of
reed.

Percentage.

50

3¾

62

  ¾

 98

18 

52

3 

64

 1½

100

19 

54

2¼

66

 2¼

102

20½

56

1½

68

 3 

104

22 

58

 ¾

70

 4 

106

23½

60

standard

72

 5 

108

25 

74

 6 

110

26½

76

 7 

112

28½

78

 8 

114

30½

80

 9 

116

32½

82

10 

118

34½

84

11 

120

36½

86

12 

122

38½

88

13 

124

40½

90

14 

126

42½

92

15 

128

44½

94

16 

130

46½

96

17 

132

48½

6. Picks.—Low Picks.—An addition of 1 per cent. shall be made for each pick or fraction of a pick below 11, thus:—

Below

11

to

and

including

10,