Already 22,925 acres have been alienated, in the form of sheep and dairy farms, whilst a further 12,680 acres have been purchased by established farmers in order to enlarge their properties. 94,774 acres of farm land remains under State control awaiting further development before alienation and it carried 120,656 breeding ewes and 26,640 run cattle. The rest is undeveloped. The Marginal Lands Board has granted loans totalling £1,109,991 to 246 farmers in North Auckland, equivalent to a third of the total appropriations made throughout the Dominion.

The climate is, in general terms, favourable for livestock economies. Much of North Auckland lies between the latitudes of 37° and 35s and corresponds, therefore, to the latitude of Gibraltar in the Northern Hemisphere. The influence of maritime conditions is reflected in the mild, moist, and humid climate. The climatological averages for Te Paki in the far north of the peninsula show an average annual rainfall of 56·8 in. spread over an average of 187 rain days, with mean daily maximum temperatures varying between 72·87F for January and 59·2F for July months. An average of 2,150 hours of bright sunshine is recorded. As a whole the region is classified as having very warm, humid summers and mild winters, the rainfall exceeding 60 in. over the middle part of the peninsula and being concentrated in the winter months.