R.D. Kirkpatrick 1965 Journal Tokelau Islands. Mar. indulge when given an opportunity although 5 the priest, pastors, and teachers discourage Cont children from smoking. The govt. does not allow the natives to have European beer and liquors and prohibits them from making coconut beer. The natives appear to enjoy alcoholic beverages very much and drink them whenever possible. The people eat fish (raw and cooked), coconut, pandanus fruit, the roots and fruit of a taro-like plant; pigs, chickens, eggs, and wild birds (particularly the Lesser Frigatebird which they relish. They catch them by climbing trees on dark nights and grabbing them. They net shore birds), bananas, and coconut crabs. European foods imported and eaten are restricted to flour, sugar and rice. A meal was prepared for us on Fakaofo by the natives building a fire of coconut husks and dried fronds. After a bed of coals was attained, clean smooth flat rocks were placed on the coals and ungutted bird bodies and whole coconut crabs were placed on