Section 8: It shall be the duty of the Committee-

(a) to formulate statements of the research needs of the cocoa industry and of their relative urgency; (b) to arrange for the annual preparation by the Director of a detailed research programme; (c) to arrange for the annual submission of such programme to the Secretary of State for approval; (d) to arrange for the annual preparation by the Director of a statement of the expenditure necessary to carry out the approved programme; (e) to arrange for the annual submission of such statement to the Secretary of State for approval; (f) to consider matters relating to the provision of advice to cocoa producers; (g) to receive reports from the Director of the progress of research and advisory work and the expenditure and liabilities incurred, to make such observations thereon as they may think fit and to arrange for the transmission of such reports and observations, if any, to the Secretary of State; (h) to advise the Director on any matter on which advice may be sought; (i) subject to any directions, specific or general, of the Secretary of State, to appoint, and to fix the salaries and terms of appointment of, and to dismiss, the servants of the Institute and any servant the Committee may think fit to employ; (j) to perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State.