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Taranaki Daily News, 8 October 1921, Page 4

Messrs. Watson and Gooder, A.A.N.Z.1.A., Registered Architects, who have an extensive practice in the Wairarapa district, have opened a branch office in the N.Z. Insurance Co.’s new building in .Devon Street, New Plymouth. Theii card appears in this issue. During the past five years, works designed and carried out under their supervision include hospital buildings (costing £40,000) for the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board; premises fo»* the Wairarapa Farmers’ Co-op. Association, who have in hand a large re-building programme throughput the district; shop and offices for. Messrs. Hallenstein Bros. Ltd.; eompdete re-modelling of the Hotel Midland Ltd., buildings for the St. Matthew’-s 1 School for girls; office premises for the Carterton P. and A.,Society as Well as a large number of residences, including that of Mr. A. P. Whatman. Instructions have been received by the firm to put in hand the erection of a new .three-storey reinforced concrete building for the Public Trust Office in Mastertori. Mr. F. E. Gooder, late of Messrs. Penty and Lawrence’, the well-known Wellington architects, will be in charge of the New Plymouth office. Mr. Gooder spent three years in London with practising firms, and in the foremost schools of architectural design.