Besides the Circular Saw Line we have records of other ships.[27] The _Wonga Wonga_, a steamer of 67 tons, was owned by a number of Auckland merchants, who placed the vessel on the Whangarei service in 1857. After a few months running she was sold to the Wellington Steamship Company and placed in the Wellington-Nelson service; later, during the Taranaki war, she was chartered at £60 a day to carry despatches between Onehunga and Taranaki. Her career ended on 22nd May, 1866, when she was wrecked off Greymouth. Early in the 'sixties the _Rangatira_ arrived in Auckland, having been built at Home for local owners. Shortly afterwards the steamers _Corio_ and _Ahuriri_ entered the Auckland-Napier trade. In 1864 services were opened to Coromandel, North Auckland, and the Waikato (_via_ Onehunga). Altogether, there were in 1868 fourteen steamers trading from Auckland. The opening of the Thames goldfield in 1867 gave an impetus to the trade of the port, and Mr. S. Hague Smith placed a number of steamers on this run, including the _Duke of Edinburgh_ (Captain W. Farquhar) and _Royal Albert_ (Captain Alex. Farquhar), the latter vessel having been built at Niccol's yard, North Shore, her engines being taken from the _Prince Alfred_, and her boiler manufactured at Sydney, from plans prepared by Mr. James Stewart, of Auckland, civil engineer. Other boats engaged on this service were the _Favourite_, the _Williams_ (218 tons), and the _Golden Crown_. In 1873 Mr. Smith sold his fleet to the Auckland Steam Packet Company. The first regular inter-colonial service between New South Wales and New Zealand was inaugurated by the _William Denny_ (595 tons), in 1854. She was wrecked at North Cape, March 3rd, 1857. In 1859 the Inter-Colonial Royal Mail Steamship Company took up the Australian run, the _Prince Alfred_ (1100 tons) being one of the fleet engaged. This company maintained the service until 1866, when the Panama, New Zealand and Australian Line superseded it, absorbing its fleet. The object of the new company, which held a monopoly of the mails, was to connect Australia and New Zealand with the continent of Europe, _via_ Panama. A rearrangement of the inter-colonial service was made, so as to connect with the trans-Pacific steamers. This arrangement lasted till 1869. The year following a temporary service between Sydney and San Francisco was inaugurated, Auckland being the port of call, the following ships being engaged in it, _viz_, _Rangatira_ and _Balclutha_, which were soon replaced by the _City of Melbourne_ and _Wonga Wonga_.