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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 360, 22 March 1866, Page 2

The Eleciioh. —Tuesday was a busy day for the partizans of the Superintendent. They could be observed from the commencement of the polling until its closest four p.m. “whipping in” the electors in order to make Donald’s majority as respectable as possible, although from a very early period it was sufficiently evident that those exertions were unnecessary. Cobb’s coach and the several “traps” were called into requisition, and great interest was manifested by the various groups of electors round about the Court-house. About one p.m. the state of the poll became by some means known to Donald’s supporters, and communicated to the public generally, but scarcely credited ; and when, at four p.m., it was publicly announced by the Returning Officer, elicited some expressions of astonishment. The returns are not as yet all to hand; but as far as known we believe that Mr M'Lean will be found to have a majority of about 100—about one-balf of the constituency having declined to record their votes for either candidate.