Many people thought the central lobby and the staircase were too large and the corridors too long, and some even suggested that the tower, which serves no practical purpose, should have been left off.
落成後的總督府獲得的褒貶不一，很多人認為中央敞廳與Ｙ型梯過大、迴廊太長，甚至有人建議取消那座缺乏實際用途的高塔。