The administration of the Methodist Mission in the Solomon Islands, including Bougainville and Buka, was the particular concern of the Methodist Church of New Zealand from 1922 till January 1968 when formal independence was granted to the Methodist Church in the Solomon Islands. The correspondence documents policy, personnel, resource and many other matters relating to the administration of the Solomon Islands District. This series is a continuation of correspondence Between the Chairman of the Solomon Islands District, Rev Metcalfe and the General Secretary of the Foreign Missions Department, 1934-1952, microfilmed by at PMB 927.

Letters-in from Chairman of the Solomon Islands District to the General Secretary of the Overseas Missions Department, Dec 1952-Dec 1965. Copies of letters-out from the General Secretary of the Overseas Missions Department to the Chairman of the Solomon Islands District, Jan 1953-Dec 1965. Indexed. <P><b>See reel list for further details</b>