9 5 ▁and ▁again ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 6 . ▁The ▁group ▁quickly ▁ere cted ▁sh el ters ▁and ▁laid ▁out ▁veget able ▁gard ens ▁and ▁orch ards , ▁and ▁are ▁preserved ▁in ▁the ▁Company ’ s ▁Garden . ▁Water ▁from ▁the ▁F resh ▁River , ▁which ▁desc ended ▁from ▁Table ▁Mountain , ▁was ▁channel led ▁into ▁can als ▁to ▁provide ▁ir rig ation . ▁The ▁sett lers ▁bar tered ▁with ▁the ▁native ▁K ho isan ▁for ▁their ▁sheep ▁and ▁cattle . ▁For ests ▁in ▁H out ▁Bay ▁and ▁the ▁southern ▁and ▁eastern ▁fl anks ▁of ▁Table ▁Mountain ▁provided ▁tim ber ▁for ▁ships ▁and ▁houses . ▁At ▁this ▁point , ▁the ▁V OC ▁had ▁a ▁mon opol y ▁on ▁trade ▁and ▁prohib ited ▁any ▁private ▁trade . ▁The ▁Dutch ▁gave ▁their ▁own ▁names ▁to ▁the ▁native ▁inhabitants ▁that ▁they ▁encountered , ▁calling ▁the ▁past oral ists ▁" H ott ent ots ", ▁those ▁that ▁lived ▁on ▁the ▁coast ▁and ▁subs isted ▁on ▁shell f ishing ▁" Str and lop ers ", ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁h unter - g ather ers ▁were ▁named ▁" B ush men ". ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁wave ▁of ▁Asian ▁imm igration ▁to ▁South ▁Africa ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 4 . ▁These ▁first ▁imm igr ants ▁were ▁ban ished ▁to ▁the ▁Cape ▁by ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Bat av ian ▁High ▁Court . ▁These ▁A si ans ▁helped ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁Cape ▁Col oured ▁and ▁Cape ▁Mal ay ▁populations