In a law suit George Holmes of Holmes' Bay claimed that the fire had destroyed his property and won the huge sum of 3000 pounds plus 500 pounds in costs. On 26 November 1863, while walking back to Lyttelton after visiting his lawyer, Ebenezer Hay, 51, fell over a steep bluff near the...
I would’ve found comparison and contrast more interesting than depth, especially since the depth is at odds from the way the rest of the book is put together. The same cemeteries and photographers do keep coming up over and over more than is truly necessary in other sections, but “...