19 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 degree 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, copra production. purchase rice, if the Bikinians have flour and sugar, the money they will which have become staple food items on Kili and elsewhere in the Marshalls. foodstuffs, including coffee, tea, of tne diet and cannot be These and other canned meats and will be purchased in large quantities. part based upon canned fish, They form an important considered to be luxuries. I would imagine that the abundance of fish and shellfish on Bikini and fowl would mean a reduction even canned meat. in the purchase The availability of of canned pork and fish, domestic locally would probably affect canned meat purchase3. Tne use of wildfowl and turtles would also probably mean a decrease in canned meat purchases. It should be noted and fish are very expensive in the Marsnalls. consumer goods must requirement The and is imported reflected over vast in the cost undoubtedly be used canned meats These and other distances. to the local foods such as arrowroot, pandanus, squash will foods, be that This | consumer on the atolls. breadfruit, bananas in addition to imported Arrowroot and pandanus were especially important and