transportation for men, materials, and ultimately copra, is an absolute necessity. It is very difficult to estimate the degree of utilization of local vs. imported foods. One can say, however, that the Bikini people will use imported foods to a much greater degrec than they did before they were moved from the atoll. This, I believe, is the trend throughout the Marshalls. It is seen in the orientation toward a cash economy, based upon copra production, If the Bikinians have the money they wili purchase rice, flour and sugar, which have become staple food items on Kili and elsewhere in the Marshalls. These and over foodstuffs, including coffee, tea, canned meats and canned fish, will be purchased in large quantities. They form an important part of the diet and cannot be considered to be luxuries. I would imagine that the abundance of fish and shellfisn on Bikini would mean a reduction in the purchase of canned fis«, and even canried meat. The availability of pork and domestic fowl locally would probably affect canned meat purchases. sne use of wildfowl and turtles would also probably mean a decr-sase in canned meat purchases. It should be noted that canned meats and fish are very expensive in the Marshalls. These and other consumer goods must be imported over vast distances. This requirement is reflected in the cost to the consumer on the atol The local foods such as arrowroot » Pandanus, preadfruit, bananas and “squash will undouotediy be used in addition to smported foods. Arrowroot and pandanus were especially important and