ERASURE AND RESTORATION OF NAME.—A practitioner is liable to have his name erased from the register where he has been convicted before or after registration of an offence which, if committed in Canada, would be a felony or misdemeanor, or where he has been guilty of any infamous or disgraceful conduct in a professional respect (_ib._, s. 34 [1]). The council may, and on the application of any four registered medical practitioners must, cause inquiry to be made into the case of a person alleged to be liable to have his name erased under this section, and on proof of such conviction or conduct shall cause his name to be erased from the register. The name of a person shall not be erased on account of his adopting or refraining from the practice of any particular theory of medicine or surgery; nor on account of a conviction for a political offence out of Her Majesty’s dominions, nor of conviction for an offence which ought not either from its trivial nature or its circumstances to disqualify a person from practising medicine or surgery (_ib._, s. 34 [2]). The council may order to be paid out of any funds at their disposal such costs as they may deem just to any person against whom any complaint has been made, which, when finally determined, is found to have been frivolous and vexatious (_ib._, s. 34 [3]). When the council direct the erasure of any name or entry, it shall not be again entered except by direction of the council or any of the divisions of the high court of justice (_ib._, s. 35 [1], as amended Act 1891, c. 26, s. 3). If the council think fit, they may direct the registrar to restore any name or entry erased, without fee, or on payment of such fee not exceeding the regular fee as the council may fix (_ib._, s. 35 [2]). The council is required to ascertain facts, in the exercise of its powers of erasing and restoring, by a committee of their own body of not more than five, and a written report of the committee may be acted on by the council (_ib._, s. 36 [1], as amended Act 1891, c. 26, s. 4). At least two weeks’ notice of the first meeting of the committee for ascertaining the facts of any case must be served on a person whose conduct is subject to inquiry, and such notice must embody a copy of the charges or a statement of the subject-matter of the inquiry, and specify the time and place of meeting. The testimony is under oath, and subject to cross-examination and the full right to call evidence in defence and reply. In the event of the non-attendance of such person the committee, on the proof of personal service of the notice, may proceed with the inquiry in his absence and without further notice (_ib._, s. 36 [5]).