 ... quite recently one of the men who at the peril of his life , and under a withering fire helped to blow up the Kashmiri Gate of Delhi in the Mutiny , received , on his retirement from the service , a grant of land yielding only Rs 250 for life . Abdul Karim , at the age of 26 , had received a perpetual grant of land representing an income of more than double that amount in recognition of his services as a member of your Majesty 's Household . 
