Congratulations to Terry Kass on the publication of Equal to Any in the World: The Surveyors of NSW 1862-1884 (Terry Kass, 2023). The role of surveyors in the widespread breaking up of pastoral estates in New South Wales in the 1860s and 1870s has often been noted in studies of the process in particular localities and estates. This study looks at the whole group of licensed surveyors in this period rather than isolated individuals putting the issue into a wider context. Congratulations, Terry!