From around 1900 Henderson and Macfarlane dominated the copra trade, operating their vessel SS Archer in the South Pacific with a trading route to Fiji and the Gilbert and Ellice Islands [REF].
The last of the traders was Martin Kleis on Nui;[REF] with Fred Whibley on Niutao and Alfred Restieaux on Nukufetau;[REF] remaining in the islands until their deaths.