EXCEPTIONS.—This chapter does not prevent a competent female from practising midwifery in Nova Scotia, except that she must satisfy the board of her competency, and obtain a certificate from the registrar before she can lawfully practise in the city of Halifax (_ib._, s. 33). Nothing in the chapter prevents any person from giving necessary medical or surgical aid or attendance to any one in urgent need of it, provided such aid or attendance is not given for hire or gain, nor the giving of it made a business or way of gaining a livelihood (_ib._, s. 34). Every person residing in the province and who shall have practised therein prior to January 1st, 1850, is entitled on proof thereof to have his name registered and receive a license to practise under this chapter (_ib._, s. 36). A person while employed in active service in Her Majesty’s naval or military service as a physician or surgeon may practise physic, surgery, or midwifery with (_sic_) registration or license (_ib._, s. 37). Schedule B of the chapter prescribes the subjects for a matriculation or preliminary examination of those commencing the study of medicine. FEES.—To the registrar, for registration under secs. 9 and 10, $20. To the registrar, for a preliminary examination under sec. 7, $10. For registering additional qualifications, such fee as the board may appoint (_ib._, s. 20). ONTARIO. COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, ETC.—There is a corporation styled “The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario” (Rev, St., 1887, c. 148, s. 2). All persons registered according to the provincial acts 29 Victoria, c. 34, and 37 Victoria, c. 45, and amendatory acts, are members of said corporation (_ib._, s. 3); as well as all persons registered under this act (_ib._, s. 4). COUNCIL.—There is a council of said college composed of representatives chosen from every university, college, or body in the province authorized to grant degrees in medicine and surgery, and which establish and maintain to the satisfaction of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario a medical faculty in connection therewith, with five members elected by the registered licensed practitioners in homœopathy, and twelve members elected from among and by the other registered members of the profession (_ib._, s. 6). No teacher, professor, or lecturer of any such college or body shall hold a seat in said council except as a representative of the college or body to which he belongs (_ib._, s. 6, subd. 2, as amended Act 1893, c. 27, s. 2). All members of the council representing the colleges of bodies aforesaid must be practitioners duly registered (_ib._, s. 6, subd. 3, as amended Act 1893, c. 27, s. 2). All duly registered practitioners are entitled to vote at any election for members of the council (_ib._, s. 8).