The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry has the honour to present its

SEVENTH REPORT

Thursday November 19, 1998

Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, November 18, 1997, in accordance with Rule 86(1)n), to examine the present state and the future of agriculture in Canada, respectfully requests that it be empowered to engage the services of such counsel and technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary, and to adjourn from place to place within and outside Canada for the purpose of such study.

Pursuant to Section 2:07 of the Procedural Guidelines for the Financial Operation of Senate Committees, the budget submitted to the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration and the report thereon of that Committee are appended to this report.

Respectfully submitted,

Chair
LEONARD J. GUSTAFSON

The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined and approved the budget presented to it by the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry for the fiscal year ending March 31 1999 for its special study on the present state and the future of agriculture in Canada as authorized by the Senate on December 15, 1998. The said budget is as follows:

Respectfully submitted,

WILLIAM ROMPKEY
Chairman