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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Chisholm, John Arthur Daniel

Chisholm, John Arthur Daniel, Watchmaker, Jeweller, Optician and Importer, 33A, Cuba Street, Wellington. Telegraphic address: “Chisholm, Wellington.” Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. Private residence, 10 Thompson Street. Agent, Mr. James Davidson, Kaikoura. The business in which Mr. J. Arthur Chisholm is now so well known was established in 1886 by Messrs. W. Littlejohn and Son, as a branch shop. Three years ater, Mr. Chlsholm, who had managed it for some time previously, purchased it from his employers, and has since then made effective alterations. The shop is well stocked and well kept, and the windows are always attractive. Though Mr. Chisholm's trade in mainly local, he does a fair business outside the city, especially in manufacturing and repairing. For these departments, various parts of the Colony (from Auckland in the North to Dunedin in the South) are laid under contribution. Mr. Chisholm was born in Wellington, and educated at Mr. Curtis's Grammar School and at the old Wesleyan School under Mr. Stevens. Removing with his parents to Wanganui, Mr. Chisholm was apprenticed to the business in all its branches, with Mr. S. H. Drew, the well-known jeweller of that town. On the completion of his apprenticeship, in 1882, Mr. Chisholm returned to Wellington, and entered the employ of Messrs. Littlejohu and Son, with whom he remained some six or seven years, having now twenty years' experience at his trade. Socially, Mr. Chisholm takes an active part in all matters having for then objects the physical and mental development of the young. For many years he has taken an interest in cricket, and is at present a member of the Wesley and Jewellers' Clubs. In his younger days as a cadet in the volunteers, Mr. Chisholm made a name as a marksman, being on at least one occasion a runner-up for the championship. In musical circles, Mr. Chisholm is known as a 'celloist.