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Britain 's last day of free trade causes last minute rush to avoid tariffs . With every square inch of space laden with dutiable goods under the new tariff laws , foreign ships rushed into the port of London in the face of the gale to unload before the new tariffs came into operation . Unloading dutiable goods at Hays Wharf , London working at tep pressure in the last minute effort to defeat the tariffs . Huge piles of Danish bacon may be seen in foreground . 29 February 1932