10 structures were erected by the government. These were to be used by the members of the Kili boat crew and others while the craft was anchored off Jabwor. Three smaller islands were provided from which the Kili residents of Jabwor could obtain coconuts, pandanus and other local foods. The typhoon wiped out the village on Jabwor and the few Kili people there left the atoll for good. A community development project was set up to assist the KAl4d people to develop and exploit the resources of the island to the maximum, Handicraft production was stimulated. The production of the now famous Kili. Bags has continued but other items are no longer made for export. Attempts were made to exploit the large taro patch area aa a source of food, and possibly cash income. Two taro lifts were made to Kusaie Isiand in the Ponape District. Large quan- tities of high quality taro plants were obtained and planted on Kili. It soon became obvious that the former Bikinians, whom taro was a very minor and unimportant item, interested in cultivating this useful plant. were to not It should be added that taro cultivation ise becoming increasingly of less importance throughout the Marshalls, even in those areas southern Marshall where taro once flourished. The taro patch itself was ruined during the typhoon of December 1957. action flooded the area with plants which were salt water, left and affected the ns in the which killed Wave the few freshwater lens.